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Kanji Detail for 輯 - "to gather, to collect"

  • Meaning

    輯 means "to gather, to collect." Also associated with to harmonize.

    1. To gather - To collect; to assemble.

    2. To harmonize - To make peaceful.

    3. To collect - To take in; to receive.

    4. To complete - To put together.

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    • Verified meaning: to gather, to collect
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read そうかん, むつ)
    • Also carries these associations: to harmonize

    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

    Surnames (そうかん)Listen (むつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    gather; collect; compile

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    gather up, collect; edit, compile

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to gather up; to collect; to edit; to compile

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to gather, to collect; to edit, to compile

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

    Joining materials to make a carriage. When all fit together, it is called 輯. Therefore harmonious wills are called 輯睦 (harmonious). Making people comfortable is called 安輯 (pacify). | To gather. The meaning of collecting. Such as gathering various meanings to compile a book is called 編輯 (edit).
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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