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集まり

あつまり

gathering, get-together, meeting; turnout

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Examples

  1. 今夜は友達の集まりがあります。

    こんやはともだちのあつまりがあります。

    There's a get-together with friends tonight.

  2. ごく内輪の集まりなのです。

    ごくうちわのあつまりなのです。

    It's quite an informal gathering.

  3. 雨のせいで、今日は人の集まりが悪い。

    あめのせいで、きょうはひとのあつまりがわるい。

    Because of the rain, the turnout is poor today.

Common patterns

集まりがある
there is a gathering
集まりに出る
to attend a gathering
集まりが悪い
the turnout is poor

Memory tip

The noun form of 集まる. It is casual — friends, neighbours, a family — where 会議 is a formal meeting and 会合 is stiff. A second sense is turnout: 集まりが悪い means few people came.

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