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How to say 'Accumulate' in Japanese | たまる

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The Japanese word for Accumulate is 'Tamaru', written as たまる in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Accumulate

    Reading

    Tamaru

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb 'たまる (たまる)' means 'to accumulate' or 'to build up'. It is used to describe the gathering or piling up of things, such as objects, substances, or even abstract concepts like stress or emotions. For example: dust accumulates「ほこりがたまる」(ほこりがたまる). Stress builds up「ストレスがたまる」(ストレスがたまる). This verb can also imply a sense of something being stored or collected over time. It is often used in contexts where the accumulation is noticeable or has an impact, such as in 'お金がたまる (おかねがたまる) (money accumulates)'.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Frequency

    3372

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Hiragana in the Word たまる

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ta
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ma
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

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'Tamaru' means 'Accumulate' .

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