人(ひと)だかり

ひとだかり
noun
crowd; throng; gathering of people
person
1. crowd; throng; gathering of people
A cluster of people gathered around something of interest, such as a street performance, an accident scene, or a shop display.
人(ひと)だかりができていた。
A crowd had gathered.
駅前(えきまえ)に人(ひと)だかりができている。
A crowd is gathering in front of the station.
何(なに)があったのか、交差点(こうさてん)に大(おお)きな人(ひと)だかりができていた。
A large crowd had gathered at the intersection — I wonder what happened.

Compound of 人(ひと) (people) and 集(たか)り (gathering), where たかり undergoes rendaku to become だかり. Describes a spontaneous gathering of onlookers rather than a planned assembly. The most common construction is 人(ひと)だかりができる.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 人混(ひとご)み: crowd — a general crowd in a busy area, not necessarily gathered around something specific
  • 群衆(ぐんしゅう): crowd, mob — a larger, more formal word often used in news or literature
  • 野次馬(やじうま): rubbernecker, onlooker — focuses on the people watching rather than the crowd itself

Related Words

Compare: 群衆(ぐんしゅう) (crowd, mob)
Compare: 野次馬(やじうま) (rubbernecker, onlooker)
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