塊(かたまり)

かたまり
noun
lump, mass, cluster
1. lump, mass, chunk
A solid piece of something, or things grouped tightly together.
肉(にく)の塊(かたまり)を切(き)り分(わ)ける。
Cut up the chunk of meat.
粘土(ねんど)の塊(かたまり)で何(なに)か作(つく)ろう。
Let's make something from this lump of clay.
雪(ゆき)の塊(かたまり)を投(な)げて遊(あそ)んだ。
We played by throwing lumps of snow.
2. embodiment (figurative)
A person who strongly represents a particular quality.
彼(かれ)は正義感(せいぎかん)の塊(かたまり)のような人(ひと)だ。
He is the embodiment of a sense of justice.
彼女(かのじょ)は好奇心(こうきしん)の塊(かたまり)だ。
She is the embodiment of curiosity.
あの子(こ)は元気(げんき)の塊(かたまり)のような子(こ)どもだ。
That child is a bundle of energy.

塊(かたまり) refers to a solid mass or lump. It can also be used figuratively for someone who embodies a particular quality.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 肉(にく)の塊(かたまり) (chunk of meat)
  • 雪(ゆき)の塊(かたまり) (lump of snow)
  • ～の塊(かたまり) (the embodiment of ~)
  • 塊(かたまり)になる (to form a lump)

RELATED VOCABULARY:

  • 固(かた)まる (to harden, to clump together) [verb]
  • 団子(だんご) (ball, dumpling)
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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.3.2 11:36
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