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たまる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Intransitive: describes things such as dust, stress, work, or money building up on their own, without an agent. Often used for unwanted buildup.

ストレスが溜たまるfor stress to build up
最さい近きん仕し事ごとのストレスが溜たまっている。
Lately work stress has been building up.
疲つかれが溜たまるfor fatigue to accumulate
夜や勤きんが続つづいて疲つかれが溜たまっている。
With the night shifts continuing, my fatigue has been piling up.
〈場ば所しょ〉に水みずが溜たまるfor water to collect in a place
雨あめで道どう路ろに水みずが溜たまっている。
Because of the rain, water has collected on the road.
仕し事ごとが溜たまるfor work to pile up
休やすんでいる間あいだに仕し事ごとが溜たまってしまった。
While I was off, my work piled up.
お金かねが溜たまるfor money to accumulate/be saved up
毎まい月つき少すこしずつ貯ちょ金きんしてお金かねが溜たまってきた。
I've been saving a little each month, and the money has built up.

ひとたまりもないunable to resist; no match for; helpless against
一ひと溜たまりもなくeasily; without resistance; helplessly
凹くぼき所ところに水みず溜たまるwhen conditions are right, things work out naturally · misfortune accumulates for those already in trouble

溜ためるN2
溜める is the transitive verb for deliberately saving or accumulating something, while 溜まる is intransitive and describes things building up by themselves.

積つもるN4
積もる is typically used for things like snow or dust settling in layers, while 溜まる covers a wider range including liquids, work, stress, and money collecting.
滞とどこおるN1
溜まる focuses on things accumulating or piling up, whereas 滞る emphasizes the stoppage or delay that causes the buildup.

減へるN4
減る means to decrease, the opposite of 溜まる, which means to build up or accumulate.

とどまるN2
留まる uses a visually similar kanji but means to stay or remain in place, whereas 溜まる means for things to accumulate or pile up.
止とまるN4
止まる sounds similar and shares a kanji component but means to stop moving, unlike 溜まる, which means to accumulate.
貯たまるN3
溜まる shares the same reading and general idea of accumulation but is used for things like water, dust, or stress, whereas 貯まる is reserved for money or points being saved up.

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集あつまるN4
溜まる sounds similar to 集まる but means things accumulate or pile up in one spot (like water or stress) rather than people/things converging from different places.
たまる
溜まる (to accumulate, pool up, as of water or stress) is pronounced identically to 堪る but has no shared meaning of enduring or being unbearable.

溜たまりN1
accumulation; pile; pool; collection · gathering spot; hangout · wrestler's waiting seat (sumo) · liquid runoff from miso preparation · tamari soy sauce
溜たまり場ば
gathering spot; hangout; haunt
吹ふき溜だまりN1
drift; pile-up · hangout for misfits; gathering place for dropouts
ひとたまり
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
溜たまり水みず
stagnant water; standing water

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たまるUsage63%
Kana spelling is standard; usually written in kana.
溜たまるUsage33%
Kanji form is seen but less common than kana; lists it high priority, so it is acceptable for learners to recognize.
溜たまるUsage3%
Rare abbreviated kanji form; not recommended for active use.

The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 溜 is conventionally associated with pooling or accumulating.