たかる
Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock (Usually kana)
2. to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to pester (someone for something); to bum; to cadge (Usually kana)
3. to extort; to take (money) through intimidation (Usually kana)
Other spellings
集る
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
たかる
Examples11
彼
He doesn't work, but only thinks of sponging off his relatives.
捨てられた
The area around the melting ice cream was crawling with ants.
その
The man always cadges money from me.
彼
A crowd was gathering around him.
ケーキ
The cake was crawling with ants.
あり
Ants are swarming around the sugar.