1.
to gather together; to collect; to scrape together
To bring various things or people together from different places. Often implies gathering miscellaneous or disparate items rather than a neat, organized collection.
資料を寄せ集めた。
I gathered together the materials.
残り物を寄せ集めて夕食を作った。
I scraped together the leftovers and made dinner.
各地から専門家を寄せ集めて緊急の対策チームを作った。
They assembled a team of experts gathered from around the country to form an emergency response unit.
Ichidan verb (一段). Transitive — takes を for the things gathered.
The compound combines 寄せる (to bring near) and 集める (to collect). Often carries a nuance of assembling things hastily or from scattered sources, unlike 集める alone which is more neutral.
The noun form 寄せ集め means 'a motley collection' or 'hodgepodge,' often with a slightly negative tone.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 情報を寄せ集める (to gather information from various sources)
- 人を寄せ集める (to round up people)
- 資金を寄せ集める (to scrape together funds)