まとめる (matomeru) Japanese meaning: collect | Kotomora

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まとめる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Gathering scattered items, information, or people into one place or unified whole.

まとまるN3
纏める is the transitive act of bringing things together, while 纏まる is the intransitive result of things coming together on their own.

集あつめるN5sense 1
集める focuses on physically gathering things or people, while 纏める emphasizes organizing them into a coherent whole.
整せい理りN4sense 1
整理する means to sort out or tidy up loose items, while 纏める implies unifying them into one finished form.
要よう約やくN2sense 2
要約する specifically means to condense text or speech into a short summary, while 纏める can also mean organizing or finalizing beyond just summarizing.
束たばねるN1
まとめる is a general verb for putting things together or organizing, while 束ねる specifically implies physically tying items into a bundle or bringing people under one leader.

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固かためるN2
まとめる means to gather or organize scattered things into a coherent whole, while 固める adds the nuance of making that grouping firm, compact, or defensively solid.
煮に詰つめるN1
まとめる is a general word for pulling together and finalizing ideas or a discussion, while 煮詰める figuratively evokes narrowing things down through prolonged deliberation, like reducing a liquid.
括くくるN1
まとめる is the common everyday word for summarizing or consolidating, while 括る is a slightly more literary way to say the same thing.

散ちらすN2sense 1
散らす means to scatter things apart, the opposite of 纏める's act of pulling things together.

まとう
纏う means to wrap or wear something around oneself, while 纏める means to gather or organize things together; the two share kanji but differ completely in meaning.

まとめるUsage98%
Standard kana spelling; the kanji form 纏める is rarely used.
纏まとめるUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.

Derived from the adjective まとまる (to be collected/settled) with the transitive verb suffix める. The kanji 纏 is rarely used.