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Kanji Detail for 收 - "collect"

收

  • Meaning

    收 means "collect." Also associated with store, finish.

    1. Collect - To gather; to receive.

    2. Store - To put away; to keep.

    3. Finish - To complete; to conclude.

  • Tattoo check: 收

    • Verified meaning: collect
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, てるお)
    • Also carries these associations: store, finish

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 收

    Given names 收(おさむ)Listen

    Surnames 收(てるお)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    income

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    gather together, collect; harvest

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to collect, to gather, to harvest

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To arrest. Apprehending criminals. Being arrested is 被收. Such as today's 收禁, 收監. | To gather. To take in. Such as 收斂, 收拾. | To receive. Such as 哂收, 檢收. | To end is 收. Such as the end of writing being 收筆. Completing matters is 收場.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    osa.maru(おさ-まる) おさ-まる

    osa.meru(おさ-める) おさ-める

  • Strokes

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    6 strokes

  • Radical

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    攴 攵 (bokunyo・bokuzukuri・tomata・nobun)

  • Related Keywords

    collect store finish accumulate take contract shrink receive accept gather acquire amass assemble compile conclude end garner harvest hoard keep stockpile

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