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拾

pick up
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingシュウ、ジュウ
Kun readingひろ.う
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. pick upRtK
  2. gather
  3. find
  4. go on foot
  5. ten
  1. to pick up
  2. to gather
  3. to find (and pick up
  4. something someone has dropped)
  5. to select
  6. to choose

Popular Usage

拾う

Radicals and components

Radical手hand扌variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · fit · meeting · umbrella · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 720

Compound words

拾うひろう
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose
収拾しゅうしゅう
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
拾得しゅうとく
finding (lost property); picking up
拾い物ひろいもの
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
拾壱じゅういち
eleven
拾万じゅうまん
100,000
拾萬じゅうまん
100,000
弐拾にじゅう
twenty
壱拾萬じゅうまん
100,000
球拾いたまひろい
retrieving balls (during a practice session; in tennis, baseball, etc.)
屑拾いくずひろい
ragpicking
薪拾いたきぎひろい
firewood gathering
拾いものひろいもの
found article
拾い出すひろいだす
to single out
拾いあげるひろいあげる
to pick up
拾い集めるひろいあつめる
to gather
拾い上げるひろいあげる
to pick up
爪で拾って箕で零すつめでひろってみでこぼす
penny wise and pound foolish

On Reading Examples

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

彼は通りで何か白いものを拾い上げた。
He picked up something white on the street.tatoeba
彼は赤い石を拾い上げた。
He picked up a red stone.tatoeba
彼は石を一つ拾い上げた。
He picked up a stone.tatoeba
彼は床からハンカチを拾った。
He picked up a handkerchief from the floor.tatoeba
遺骨を拾う時の行為を連想させるので、忌まれる。
Avoided because it reminds us of picking up funeral ashes.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 拾

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