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集

Collect
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingシュウ
Kun readingあつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 3Level 10

Verbs with «集»

集まる集める集中する収集する募集する編集する集約する集う

Meanings

  1. collect
  2. congregate
  3. flock
  4. gatherRtK
    彼は大学を出たばかりで、その仕事に初めての者を集めた。He gathered men fresh from college and new to the business.tatoeba
    材料は1～2年かけて集める。It takes one to two years to gather the materials.wiki
  5. meet
    梅若一門は集会を開いた。The Umewaka group held a meeting.wiki
  6. swarm
  1. collection
  2. compilation

Homonyms

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Same reading (しゅう)
州 · state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.)週 · week衆 · great numbers (of people)宗 · sect

Popular Usage

集る集める集団集中集まり集会集金集合全集群集集まる

Radicals and components

Radical隹short bird
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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turkey · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 601

Compound words

集るたかる
to gather; to crowd round; to swarm; to flock; to sponge (off someone)
集めるあつめる
to collect; to assemble; to gather
集団しゅうだん
group; mass
集中しゅうちゅう
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; convergence
集まりあつまり
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
集会しゅうかい
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention
集金しゅうきん
money collection
集合しゅうごう
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
全集ぜんしゅう
complete works; complete collection; complete series
群集ぐんしゅう
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering
集まるあつまる
to gather; to collect; to assemble
句集くしゅう
collection of haiku poems
集計しゅうけい
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up
集落しゅうらく
settlement; village; community; town; (bacterial) colony
召集しょうしゅう
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
中央集権ちゅうおうしゅうけん
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
集中するしゅうちゅうする
to concentrate
収集するしゅうしゅうする
to collect
募集するぼしゅうする
to recruit
歌集かしゅう
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
結集けっしゅう
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
採集さいしゅう
collecting; gathering
詩集ししゅう
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
集いつどい
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)

Additional Examples

彼は報告書の材料を集めるのに忙しかった。
He was busy collecting stuff for his report.tatoeba
彼は勉強に集中した。
He concentrated on his studies.tatoeba
彼は大尉以上の者を全員招集した。
He called together everyone who was a captain and above.tatoeba
藤堂はこれ先立って、志願者を集るため江戸に下った。
Prior to that, Todo had gone to Edo to solicit candidates.wiki
大梅玉と呼ばれ尊敬を集める。
He called himself Dai-Baigyoku (literally, Great Baigyoku) and earned the respect of people.wiki
住宅の集まりを指して集落、部落、地区などと言う。
Houses located in a small area are called Shuraku (a settlement), buraku (a hamlet), or Chiku (an area).wiki
この事件を契機に、清河塾に憂国の士が集まりだす。
After this incident, many patriots started to gather in Kiyokawa juku.wiki
新衆…工兵集団。
Shinshu (kohei (military engineer))…a group of military engineerswiki
五島列島の杜氏集団。
They are a toji school based on Goto Islands.wiki
太政官への権力集中。
Dajokan (Grand Council of State) shall concentrate all political powers and authority of the state.wiki
集中講義、後期授業開始
Intensive courses, second-semester classes beginwiki
寺院集会・僧侶集会とも。
It is also called jiinshue (temple's gathering) and soryoshue (priest's gathering).wiki
各駅への集合案内板の新設
A comprehensive tourist guide board to each station was set up.wiki
イクラより小粒で透き通った黄金色の小さい球状の卵の集合体である。
Tobiko is smaller than salmon roe and an assembly of transparent, golden small spherical eggs.wiki
そして、それに学ぼうと多くの弟子が集まる。
A lot of people came to him to be his pupils and to learn the style.wiki
- 商売によって大成した富豪の邸宅・屋敷が集まる町
town formed with residents and mansions of the wealthy class who succeeded in businesswiki

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Gather. 隹 (bird) + 木 (tree) — birds gathered in a tree.

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