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“To sponge” in Japanese

Short answer

集る takaru たかる

To sponge 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 sponge” in Japanese

聚る takaru 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 たから takara 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 たかる takaru 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 たかん takan 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 たかッ taka 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 集ッ taka 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 聚ッ taka 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 集っ taka 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 聚っ taka 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 たかれ takare 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 たかろ takaro 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

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