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たかる

usually kana

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vito gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock
  2. 2.
    v5r, vito sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to pester (someone for something); to bum; to cadge
  3. 3.
    v5r, vito extort; to take (money) through intimidation

Example sentences

捨てられたアイスのまわりにアリがウヨウヨたかっていた。

The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.

彼は働かないで親類にたかることばかり考えている。

He doesn't work, but only thinks of sponging off his relatives.

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たかるたかる

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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