Vocabulary

What does 塊 (かたまり, katamari) mean?

塊 (かたまり, katamari) means lump, mass; cluster, group.

Quick facts
Readingかたまり
Romajikatamari
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
かたまり
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkatamari

lump, mass; cluster, group

  1. 1noun lump; mass; bundle
  2. 2noun group; crowd
  3. 3noun embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

Example sentences

  • I slowly simmered the chunk of meat.

  • He is truly a person who is like a bundle of energy.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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