- 1. [v5r, vi] to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock (uk)
- 2. [v5r, vi] to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to pester (someone for something); to bum; to cadge (uk)
- 3. [v5r, vi] to extort; to take (money) through intimidation (uk)
Kanji in this word
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集
gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flockOn: シュウ (shuu)Kun: あつ.まる (atsu.maru)、 あつ.める (atsu.meru)、 つど.う (tsudo.u)
Example Sentences
捨てられたアイスのまわりにアリがウヨウヨたかっていた。
The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.
彼は働かないで親類にたかることばかり考えている。
He doesn't work, but only thinks of sponging off his relatives.