寄せ集める

Reading

Kana: よせあつめる

Romaji: yoseatsumeru

Definition

v1

vt

1

to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together

Kanji

寄

Readings: キ、 よ.る、 -よ.り、 よ.せる

Meanings: draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward

集

Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う

Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)らは母(はは)への贈(おく)り物(もの)を買(か)うだけの金(きん)を寄(よ)せ集(あつ)めた。

➥They scraped up enough money to buy a gift for their mother.