Meaning

Primary

Gathering

Alternatives

Meeting, Assembly, Party, Collection, Get Together

Word Type

noun

Explanation

This is the noun version of the kanji gather, so it means gathering.

Reading

あつまり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned this reading already so you should be able to read it!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • お集まりのみなさん

    everyone who's gathered

    お集まりをいただく

    to politely call a meeting, to politely assemble for someone

    お集まりの方々

    the people who are gathered

Context Sentences

今日は研究室の集まりがある。

There’s a get-together with people from the lab today.

なんか今日の飲み会、集まりも悪かったし、グダグダだったね。

Not many people showed up at today's drinking party and it was also very disorganized, eh?

正月の集まりに弟が彼女を連れてきやがった。

My younger brother brought his girlfriend to our New Year's gathering.

Kanji Composition