まとめる・纏めるmatomeru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate; to consolidate; to unify
    データはまだまとめていません。↗
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  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto summarize; to aggregate
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto bring to a conclusion; to finalize; to settle; to put in order
  4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto establish; to decide
Conjugation
Dictionary formまとめる
Polite (masu)まとめます
Negative (nai)まとめない
polite (masen)まとめません
classical zu / nuまとめず・まとめぬ
Past (ta)まとめた
polite (mashita)まとめました
Past negative (nakatta)まとめなかった
polite (masen deshita)まとめませんでした
Te formまとめて
Potentialまとめられる
Passiveまとめられる
Causativeまとめさせる
Causative passiveまとめさせられる
Conditional (ba)まとめれば
taraまとめたら
Volitionalまとめよう
polite (mashou)まとめましょう
Imperativeまとめろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
transitiveまとめる⇄intransitiveまとまる
意見いけんをまとめる
まとまる focuses on the result or state of things coming together (as in 意見がまとまる), while まとめる focuses on the act of someone bringing them together (意見をまとめる).

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Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym集めるあつめるNeutralOnly collects or gathers things; 「纏める」 goes further, organizing them into one whole or summing them up.
  • Related整えるととのえるNeutralPuts things in order or adjusts them; 「纏める」 focuses on gathering scattered pieces into one.
  • Related統一とういつNeutralUnifies into one standard or whole, as in 「意見を統一する」; 「纏める」 is broader.
  • Related合わせるあわせるNeutralJoins things together or matches rhythm and pace; 「纏める」 also carries the nuance of organizing and summarizing.
  • Related合わすあわすCasualA colloquial godan form of 「合わせる」; 「纏める」 centers on pulling things together into a summary.
  • Related揃えるそろえるNeutralGets a full set together or makes things neat and uniform; 「纏める」 focuses on forming one whole.
  • Related合併がっぺいNeutralMerging of companies, towns and villages; 「纏める」 is broader.
  • Related一元化いちげんかNeutralCentralizes things into one window or system; 「纏める」 is broader.
  • Related合体がったいNeutralBecoming one body, often said of robots and the like; 「纏める」 centers on organizing and summarizing.
  • Related集結しゅうけつNeutralMassing of troops or forces; 「纏める」 centers on organizing.
  • Related統べるすべるWrittenWritten/formal prose, for ruling over or integrating; in everyday speech say 「まとめる」.
  • Related取り集めるとりあつめるWrittenWritten/formal and rare, meaning to collect; in daily use say 「集める」.
  • Related一体化いったいかNeutralBecoming one integrated whole; 「纏める」 centers on organizing and summarizing.
  • Related寄せ集めるよせあつめるNeutralScrapes things together haphazardly; 「纏める」 integrates them in an orderly way.
  • Related合するがっするWrittenWritten/formal, meaning to combine; in daily use say 「合わせる」.
  • Related一本化いっぽんかNeutralConsolidates multiple options into one, as in 「候補を一本化する」.
  • Antonym散らすちらすNeutralOpposite of 「纏める」 on the gather-scatter axis: makes things disperse or scatter.
  • AntonymばらすCasualColloquial; opposite of 「纏める」 on the gather-scatter axis: takes things apart, and also means to let a secret out.
  • Antonym分けるわけるNeutralOpposite of 「纏める」 on the combine-divide axis: divides or separates.

Use 「纏める」 for organizing scattered things into one whole or for summarizing. For plain collecting say 「集める」; for getting a complete set or making things uniform, 「揃える」; for unifying a standard, 「統一」; for mergers of companies or towns, 「合併」. The antonyms are 「分ける」 and 「散らす」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 個個ここのものを集あつめて一ひとつにする。
  2. 整理せいりして望のぞましい形かたちに落ち着おちつかせる。
English equivalents
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