単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kana words#8,349 most used

たかる0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

to swarm; to gather

IN A SENTENCE

The cake was crawling with ants.

from Tatoeba · tommy_san

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Ants are swarming around the sugar.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock

godan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to pester (someone for something); to bum; to cadge

godan verb · intransitive

3

to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

godan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kindかな語, kana words

Frequency#8,349 most used

Writtenたかる、集る

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium