Common word› JLPT N5 › Freq. Frequency Top 1,000 Conjugation 集める · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 集あつ める 集あつ めない Polite 集あつ めます 集あつ めません Past polite 集あつ めました 集あつ めませんでした Past 集あつ めた 集あつ めなかった Te-form 集あつ めて 集あつ めないで Desire 集あつ めたい 集あつ めたくない Potential 集あつ められる also 集あつ めれる 集あつ められない also 集あつ めれない Passive 集あつ められる 集あつ められない Causative 集あつ めさせる 集あつ めさせない Causative passive 集あつ めさせられる 集あつ めさせられない Volitional 集あつ めよう Polite volitional 集あつ めましょう Imperative 集あつ めろ 集あつ めるな Conditional 集あつ めれば 集あつ めなければ Tara conditional 集あつ めたら 集あつ めなかったら
Pairs with 集まる › Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 〈 人ひと 〉 を 集あつ める to gather people at a place
They gathered all the students in the gym.
情じょう 報ほう を 集あつ める to gather information
I gathered information online before the trip.
資し 金きん を 集あつ める to raise funds
We are raising funds for a new project.
切きっ 手て を 集あつ める to collect stamps (as a hobby)
As a child, I loved collecting stamps.
Expressions· 7 粋すい を 集あつ める collect the best; gather the cream of the crop 額ひたい を 集あつ める put heads together; gather for discussion; huddle 人にん 気き を 集あつ める gain popularity; attract attention; become popular Show 2 more Show fewer Kanji 集 gather, meet, congregate Transitive / intransitive 集める is transitive (someone gathers things), while 集まる is intransitive (things gather by themselves).
集める is the transitive verb meaning to collect or gather (something), while 集う is intransitive, describing people themselves coming together.
Related words· 12 収集する is a more formal, often systematic word for collecting (data, garbage, stamps), while 集める is the everyday general verb.
募る means to solicit or recruit (donations, volunteers) through an appeal, while 集める simply means to bring things together.
集める means to gather or collect items generally, while 揃える stresses assembling them into a complete, matching set.
集める is the general, neutral verb for 'to collect', while 寄せ集める stresses pulling together scattered or leftover items, often as a makeshift measure.
Show 8 more Show fewer 集める is a general verb for gathering things or people, while 取り立てる specifically means collecting money or debts, often with pressure or authority.
集める focuses on physically gathering things or people, while 纏める emphasizes organizing them into a coherent whole.
集める just means to gather or collect things or people, while 取りまとめる adds the nuance of organizing the gathered items into a coherent whole.
集める means to collect or assemble items generally, while 寄せる often implies drawing things toward one particular place, side, or person.
集める is a general verb for collecting things, whereas 取り揃える implies assembling a specific, often complete, assortment for a purpose.
集める implies actively gathering discrete items from various sources, while 溜める suggests things accumulating passively over time in one place.
集める is the plain, everyday verb for gathering things or people, while 糾合 is a formal word implying rallying dispersed elements for a common cause.
集める is the transitive verb for actively collecting people or things, while 集合 (often paired with する ) describes the state of having gathered together.
Opposites 散らす means to scatter things apart, the opposite action of 集める , which brings things together.
集める means to gather things together, the opposite action of 配る , which means to give things out to many recipients.
Word family· 19 scrape together; rake up; gather up
mishmash; jumble; odds and ends
gather together; collect; scrape together
collecting; gathering; assembling
gathering of people; crowd; throng
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Written forms 集あつ める Usage 96%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
あつめる Usage 4%
Etymology Derived from the intransitive verb 集まる (あつまる ) by shifting to the transitive ichidan pattern. The kanji 集 means 'gather' or 'collect'.
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