まとまる

まとまる · matomaru · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to be in order

📦 纏まる: same root as 纏う, to wrap around, so loose parts bound into one

Usually written in kana. The kanji 纏 means to wrap or bind. Its transitive partner まとめる means to gather things up. まとまる means they end up gathered by themselves, as in 話がまとまる, the talk is settled.

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