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income
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingシュウ
Kun readingおさ.める、おさ.まる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. incomeRtK
    彼が選挙で勝利を収めるのは明らかだ。It is apparent that he will win the election.tatoeba
    続群書類従に収める。This verse is contained in Zoku-Gunsho Ruiju (The Library of Historical Documents, Continued).wiki
  2. obtain
  3. reap
  4. pay
  5. supply
  6. store
  1. to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.)
  2. to be contained within
  3. to fall within (e.g. a budget)
  4. to settle down (into)
  5. to be installed (in one's rightful place)

Popular Usage

吸収収穫収入収める回収収まる

Radicals and components

Radical又again
Components
How it's built
収
  • →
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cornucopia · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1628

Compound words

吸収きゅうしゅう
absorption; suction; attraction
収穫しゅうかく
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain
収入しゅうにゅう
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings
収めるおさめる
to put (into); to put away (in); to put back (in); to keep (in); to store (in)
減収げんしゅう
fall; decrease (in income)
収支しゅうし
income and expenditure
吸収するきゅうしゅうする
to absorb
収集するしゅうしゅうする
to collect
回収かいしゅう
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
収まるおさまる
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget); to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place)
押収おうしゅう
seizure; confiscation
月収げっしゅう
monthly income
収益しゅうえき
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
収拾しゅうしゅう
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
収縮しゅうしゅく
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
収納しゅうのう
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
収容しゅうよう
accommodation; taking in; receiving; housing; seating
収用しゅうよう
expropriation; seizure
収量しゅうりょう
yield; size of harvest
収録しゅうろく
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
収賄しゅうわい
accepting a bribe
税収ぜいしゅう
tax yields; revenue
増収ぞうしゅう
increase in yield
徴収ちょうしゅう
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

On Reading Examples

収穫したトマトの中からいいものだけをよって、市場に持って行こう。しゅうかく
Let's choose the best of the tomato crop and take them to the market.tatoeba
事態は収拾に向かいつつある。しゅうしゅう
The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は贈収賄を軽蔑した。
He disdained bribery.tatoeba
彼は全収入を酒に使い果たした。
He consumed all his income on drinking.tatoeba
彼は新しい思想を吸収した。
He absorbed new ideas.tatoeba
唐は763年に何とか乱を収める。
The Tang Dynasty managed somewhat to quell the rebellion in 763.wiki
収穫を祝う祭事。
The festival celebrates a harvest.wiki
秋に収穫される。
They are cropped in autumn.wiki
興行収入で他社を圧倒した。
His business strategy eventually led to commercial success at the box office and overwhelmed his rivals.wiki
その収入には雲泥の差がある。
There was a world of difference in the earnings between the two positions.wiki

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