たかる
Also written 集る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Intransitive to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock
- to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to pester (someone for something); to bum; to cadge
- to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
Example sentences
- その花には蜜蜂がいっぱいたかっている。
The flower is alive with bees. - ケーキにはアリがいっぱいたかっていた。
The cake was alive with ants. - 彼の周りには人がたかり始めた。
A crowd was gathering around him. - ケーキにはアリがたかっていた。
The cake was crawling with ants.
Common phrases
Words containing たかる
- 臭い物に蝿がたかる (くさいものにはえがたかる) flies are attracted to foul smells