“To gather” in Japanese
Short answer
To gather in Japanese is “集る” (takaru). Full meaning: to gather, to crowd round, to swarm, to flock; to sponge (off someone), to scrounge, to pester (someone for something), to bum, to cadge; to extort, to take (money) through intimidation.
Other ways to say “To gather” in Japanese
集まる
atsumaru to gather, to collect, to assemble
持ち寄る
mochiyoru to gather (bringing something), to gather (to exchange something)
寄り合う
yoriau to gather, to meet
取り集める
toriatsumeru to gather, to collect
拾い集める
hiroiatsumeru to gather, to (pick up and) collect, to glean (information)
拾う
hirou to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out
群がる
muragaru to swarm, to gather
溜まる
tamaru to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up
揃える
soroeru to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection); to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready; to make uniform, to make even, to match
駆り集める
kariatsumeru to round up, to gather, to muster, to mobilize, to mobilise
取り揃える
torisoroeru to assemble (e.g. goods into a set), to gather, to put together
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