集める (あつめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

集める (あつめる) means to gather / to collect.

See example sentences below.

集める at a glance

集める

あつめるatsumeru

N4verb

to gather / to collect

集めるあつめるatsumeruN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to gather / to collect

Example 1

切手を集めるのが好きです。

Translation

I like to collect stamps.

Example 2

友だちを集めてパーティーをした。

Translation

I gathered my friends and had a party.