JLPT N4 · Kana nouns & verbs

たまる

to accumulate

Stroke order of たまる

3 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

た · 4 strokes ま · 3 strokes る · 1 strokes

Memory trick

TAMARU — 'tamer-oo': a lion 'tamer' piles up dues, things accumulate.

Parts: godan intransitive; transitive is 貯める/溜める

The characters in たまる

たた — ta (4 strokes)
まま — ma (3 strokes)
るる — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

仕事がたまっています。

しごとがたまっています。

Work has piled up.

More words: Kana nouns & verbs

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