JLPT N46画 · 6 strokesradical 禾grade 3freq #123
gather, collect
On'yomi (音読み)
- シュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あつ.まる
- あつ.める
About this kanji
The kanji 「集」 means to gather or collect. It is used both as a verb and in nouns. For example, the verb 集める (あつめる) means "to collect," and 集まる (あつまる) means "to gather." As a noun, you might encounter 集合 (しゅうごう), which means "gathering." Another common compound is 集中 (しゅうちゅう), meaning "concentration." When using this kanji, it's essential to remember that it often implies bringing things or people together, whether for a meeting or gathering objects. This makes it very versatile in everyday conversation.
Built from
禾人
Example sentences
友達が集まった。
My friends gathered.
Meanings across languages
- English
- gather, collect
- Tiếng Việt
- tập hợp, thu thập
- 日本語
- 集まる, 集める
- 한국어
- 모이다
- 中文
- 收集
- id
- mengumpulkan
- th
- รวบรวม
- es
- reunir
- fr
- rassembler
- de
- versammeln
- pt
- reunir
Common compounds
- 集合しゅうごうgathering, assembly
- 集めるあつめるto collect
- 集まるあつまるto gather, to assemble
- 集中しゅうちゅうconcentration
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