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集まる · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	集あつまる	集あつまらない
Polite	集あつまります	集あつまりません
Past polite	集あつまりました	集あつまりませんでした
Past	集あつまった	集あつまらなかった
Te-form	集あつまって	集あつまらないで
Desire	集あつまりたい	集あつまりたくない
Potential	集あつまれる	集あつまれない
Passive	集あつまられる	集あつまられない
Causative	集あつまらせる	集あつまらせない
Causative passive	集あつまらせられるalso 集あつまらされる	集あつまらせられないalso 集あつまらされない
Volitional	集あつまろう
Polite volitional	集あつまりましょう
Imperative	集あつまれ	集あつまるな
Conditional	集あつまれば	集あつまらなければ
Tara conditional	集あつまったら	集あつまらなかったら

Pairs with集める

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

gather; collect; assemble

Intransitive: people or things come together in one place. The subject is what gathers, not the person doing the gathering.

公こう園えんにたくさんの人ひとが集あつまった。
A lot of people gathered in the park.
この池いけにはカモが集あつまる。
Ducks gather at this pond.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に集あつまるto gather at a place
みんなが公こう園えんに集あつまった。
Everyone gathered at the park.
〈事こと〉のために集あつまるto gather for the sake of something
友とも達だちの誕たん生じょう日びのためにみんなが集あつまった。
Everyone gathered for our friend's birthday.
〈人ひと〉のもとに集あつまるto gather around a person
有ゆう名めいな先せん生せいのもとに多おおくの学がく生せいが集あつまった。
Many students gathered around the famous teacher.

Expressions

類るいをもって集あつまるbirds of a feather flock together

Kanji

集gather, meet, congregate

Transitive / intransitive

集あつめるN5
集まる is intransitive (people/things gather on their own), while 集める is transitive (someone actively collects or gathers them).

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集しゅう合ごうN3
集合する is a more formal/organizational word for assembling at a set time and place, while 集まる is the everyday word for people or things coming together.
たかるN1
集まる is the neutral, general verb for people or things gathering, while たかる implies an unwelcome or parasitic swarming.
集つどう
集まる is the common, everyday word for people or things gathering, while 集う is more formal and literary, often implying a purposeful or ceremonial assembly.
寄より集あつまるN1
集まる is the neutral, general word for gathering, while 寄り集まる adds a nuance of drifting together from scattered places in a loose, informal way.

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揃そろうN3
集まる simply means people or things come together, while 揃う adds the nuance that the group is now complete or uniform.
勢せいぞろい
集まる is the plain, general verb for gathering, while 勢ぞろい implies a complete, orderly lineup often for a formal or ceremonial occasion.
群むれるN1
集まる is neutral and can describe any purposeful or orderly assembly, while 群れる implies a spontaneous, often disorderly clustering that can suggest loss of individuality.
まとまるN3
集まる describes people or things simply gathering in one place, while 纏まる implies the gathering results in unity or order.
群むらがるN2
集まる is a neutral, general word for gathering or assembling, whereas 群がる adds a sense of crowding or swarming around something.
固かたまるN2
集まる simply means people or things come together, while 固まる adds the nuance of clustering tightly in one spot.
寄よるN4
集まる is the plain verb for people or things gathering in general, while 寄る often stresses drawing together toward a specific point or object.

Opposites

散ちらばるN1
散らばる means things end up scattered apart, the opposite of 集まる where things come together in one place.
散ちるN3
集まる means 'to gather together', the direct opposite of 散る when it describes people or things spreading apart.
分わかれるN2
集まる means people or things gather together, the opposite of 分かれる's sense of scattering or dispersing.

Don't confuse with

たまるN3
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.

Word family

集あつまりN3
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
寄より集あつまるN1
gather together; assemble; congregate
群むれ集あつまる
gather in large groups; flock together; swarm

Written forms

集あつまるUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
あつまるUsage3%
集あつまるUsage1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.

Etymology

Compound of 集 (atsu, 'gather') + まる (-maru, intransitive verb-forming suffix). The suffix -maru is related to the classical auxiliary verb む (mu) and indicates a spontaneous or natural state.