Illustration: In the courtyard of a Japanese apartment complex, residents converge on a long table being prepared for a shared evening meal. An elderly couple arrives carrying a covered dish, a parent guides a child down the stairs, and two neighbors enter through the side gate with folding stools.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

集つどう

tsudou

to gather

Somewhat formal; usually used of people. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. カトリックのフランシス・アリンゼら、世界せかいの七大宗教ななだいしゅうきょうの指導者しどうしゃ24人にんが比叡山ひえいざんに集つどい、世界せかいの平和へいわを祈願きがんした。

    24 leaders from the seven biggest religions all over the world including Francis Arinze from the Catholic church gathered at Mt. Hiei, and prayed for the world peace.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 幕臣ばくしんでありながら幕府ばくふの瓦解がかいを予見よけんしていた勝かつの元もとには、倒幕派とうばくはの志士ししも多おおく集つどっていた。

    Although KATSU was a shogun’s retainer, he foresaw collapse of the Bakufu and many patriots of forces of overthrowing the Shogunate gathered to him.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. ここには諸国しょこくから参詣人さんけいにんや各職種かくしょくしゅの人ひとたちが集つどい、京都市中きょうとしちゅうをしのぐ盛況せいきょうを呈ていする。

    Pilgrims and people from various professions gather here from across the country, making it even busier than central Kyoto.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 集

  • 集gather; meetOnシュウKunあつまる・あつめる・つどう

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