集まり・集り|あつまりatsumari[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
   ごく内輪うちわの集あつまりなのです。↗

   It's quite an informal meeting.

• Synonym集いつどいWrittenWritten, elegant word for a gathering, often in event names like 「音楽の集い」, with a warm, friendly feel; 「集まり」 is the everyday word.
• Synonym会合かいごうNeutralA meeting held for a purpose, as in 「首脳会合」 or 「友人との会合」; slightly more formal than 「集まり」.
• Synonym集会しゅうかいNeutralA gathering of many people for a common purpose, such as a protest rally; 「集まり」 is broader in both scale and nature.
• Synonym集合しゅうごうNeutralPeople or things assembling in one place, as in 「駅前に集合」; also the mathematical term for a set. 「集まり」 often means the gathering itself.
• Synonym会かいNeutralA meeting or an organization, often seen in compounds like 「同窓会」; one can say 「会に出る」. 「集まり」 is more colloquial.
• Related集団しゅうだんNeutralA group of people or things, stressing the collective itself, as in 「集団生活」; 「集まり」 focuses on the occasion of getting together.
• Related群衆ぐんしゅうNeutralA large crowd of people gathered in one spot, as in 「群衆に紛れる」; people only. 「集まり」 covers things as well and can mean the event.
• RelatedグループNeutralLoanword for a group, team or small circle of people; 「集まり」 stresses the act or occasion of getting together.
• Related会議かいぎNeutralA formal meeting held to discuss set topics; 「集まり」 can be a casual, informal get-together.
• Related集結しゅうけつWrittenWritten word for troops or forces massing in one place; 「集まり」 is just a general gathering.
• RelatedパーティーNeutralLoanword for a social party; 「集まり」 is broader in scope and plainer in tone.
• Related群集ぐんしゅうWrittenWritten word for gathering in flocks or crowds; in ecology, a community. In everyday speech 「群れ」 is used.
• RelatedコンベンションNeutralLoanword for a large convention or conference, common in business and event circles; an ordinary gathering is a 「集まり」.
• Related一群いちぐんWrittenWritten word for a group or crowd, as in 「一群の人々」; 「集まり」 centers on the occasion of gathering.
• Related群ぐんWrittenWritten style, rarely used alone; mostly seen in compounds like 「草むら」. To speak of a group of things, 「群れ」 is the usual choice.
• Related群れむれNeutralMostly for animals in flocks or herds; of people it can sound slightly derogatory. 「集まり」 fits people or things, as in 「星の集まり」, with no such nuance.
• Related人だかりひとだかりNeutralA crowd of onlookers, as in 「事故現場に人だかり」; 「集まり」 can be a spontaneous gathering or a planned get-together.
• Related群がりむらがりNeutralRare word for things crowding together in a heap; in everyday speech 「群れ」 or 「人だかり」 is used instead.
• Antonym分散ぶんさんNeutralThe opposite of 「集まり」 in the gather–scatter contrast: things splitting up and scattering apart.
• Antonym離散りさんNeutralThe opposite of 「集まり」 in the gather–scatter contrast: people scattering and drifting apart, as in 「一家離散」.

For everyday gatherings, 「集まり」 is the default. Use 「会議」 or 「会合」 for formal meetings, 「集会」 for large assemblies like rallies, 「集合」 for assembling at a set spot, 「パーティー」 for social parties, and 「人だかり」 for crowds of onlookers. Written or special words like 「集い」「集結」「一群」 suit formal prose; 「群れ」「集団」 are for groups rather than events. The opposites are 「分散」 and 「離散」.

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1. 集あつまること。また、集あつまったもの。
2. 会合かいごう。
3. 「あつまる」の連用形れんようけい。