たかる
Takaru
Usually written in kana.
集る (Takaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to gather, to crowd round, to swarm, to flock”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock
- godan verb, intransitive verbto sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to pester (someone for something); to bum; to cadge
- godan verb, intransitive verbto extort; to take (money) through intimidation
Examples
蝿をたからせるな。
Keep off the flies.
ありが砂糖にたかっている。
Ants are swarming around the sugar.
彼の周りには人がたかり始めた。
A crowd was gathering around him.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).