Usage patterns 集あつ まりを 開ひら く to hold a gathering
We're planning to hold a gathering at a friend's house next week.
集あつ まりに 出で る to attend a gathering
I was too busy to attend the neighborhood gathering.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 集あつ まりを 持も つ to have a gathering with someone
I had a gathering with my old classmates after a long time.
集あつ まりが 悪わる い attendance is poor
Attendance was poor because of the rain.
Kanji 集 gather, meet, congregate Related words· 6 会合 is a formal, often business or organizational meeting, while 集まり is a broader term for any casual or formal get-together.
集会 implies a planned assembly or rally with a specific purpose, whereas 集まり can refer to any informal gathering of people.
会 is a very general word for an organized event or club meeting, while 集まり emphasizes the act or state of people coming together.
集まり is the common, everyday word for a gathering, while 集い carries a more formal or literary tone.
Show 2 more Show fewer 集まり is a neutral word for a gathering of people or things, while 塊 emphasizes a tightly packed, mass-like cluster.
集まり often refers to a temporary gathering or meeting, whereas 集団 suggests a more lasting or cohesive body of people.
Don't confuse with 集合 usually refers to the formal act of assembling at a set time/place (e.g. for a trip or roll call), while 集まり is the broader, more casual noun for a gathering or its attendees.
集まり means a gathering or collection of people or things, while まとまり refers to the coherence or unity within a group or idea, not merely its assembly.
Written forms 集あつ まり Usage 91%
Standard spelling with high frequency and priority.
集あつま り Usage 8%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common than 集まり .
あつまり Usage 1%
Etymology Noun form of the verb 集まる (to gather), from the kanji 集 (collect) and the native Japanese verb ending まる .
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