Definition of たかる

たかるtakaru^☆《集る》 Inflection: godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:
to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock
to extort from; to sponge off

Example Sentences

彼らkarera はha 寄ってyotte たかってtakatte 我々wareware のno 計画keikaku をwo だめdame にni してshite しまったshimatta。: They have, among them, ruined our plan.
彼kare はha 働かないでhatarakanaide 親類shinrui にni たかるtakaru ことkoto ばかりbakari 考えているkangaeteiru。: He doesn't work, but only thinks of sponging off his relatives.
彼kare のno 周りmawari にはniha 人hito がga たかりtakari 始めたhajimeta。: A crowd was gathering around him.
蝿hae をwo たからせるtakaraseru なna。: Keep off the flies.
捨てられたsuterareta アイスAISU のno まわりmawari にni アリARI がgaウヨウヨUYOUYOたかっていたtakatteita。: The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.

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