pick up, gather, find, go on foot

About this kanji

The kanji 「拾」 primarily means "to pick up" or "to gather." It is commonly used as a verb, as seen in the word 拾う (ひろう), which means "to pick up." This kanji can also refer to the number ten in certain contexts, linking it to the idea of gathering ten items. Another useful compound is 拾得 (しゅうとく), meaning "finding lost property." You might also hear 命拾い (いのちびろい), which expresses a "narrow escape from death." A fun note is that when you find a lost item, you can say you have made a 拾い物 (ひろいもの), or a "found article." This kanji shows the action of both physically picking things up and the concept of gathering or finding.

Example sentences

• 公園で猫を拾った。

  I picked up a cat in the park.

Meanings across languages

English

pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten

Tiếng Việt

nhặt, thu gom, tìm, đi bộ, mười

日本語

拾う, 集める, 見つける, 歩く, 十

한국어

줍다, 모으다, 찾다, 걷다, 열

中文

拾起, 收集, 找到, 步行, 十

id

mengambil

th

เก็บ

es

recoger

fr

ramasser

de

aufnehmen

pt

pegar

Common compounds

• 収拾しゅうしゅうcontrol, bringing under control, settling (a matter)
• 拾うひろうto pick up, to gather, to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped)
• 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
• 命拾いいのちびろいnarrow escape from death
• 拾い上げるひろいあげるto pick up, to pick out (e.g. key points in an article), to single out
• 拾遺しゅういgleaning, gleanings
• 拾いひろいpicking up, gathering, person who picks things up