“Collect” or “Gather” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “集”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “集” means “Anthology”, “Hamlet” or “Come together” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “集”
Jouyou Kanji “集” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 12 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | しゅう(shuu) |
| じゅう(juu) | |
| Kun-Yomi | あつ(まる)(atsu(maru)) |
| あつ(める)(atsu(meru)) | |
| つど(う)(tsudo(u)) | |
| すだ(く)(suda(ku)) | |
| たか(る)(taka(ru)) | |
| Meanings | Collect, Gather, Come together, Crowd, Flock, Swarm |
| Gathering, Meeting | |
| Town, Village, Hamlet | |
| Collection of poems, Anthology, Collection of arts (literature) | |
| Accomplish, Complete, Get through |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “集”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 集中(しゅうちゅう-shu u chu u) | ① concentration, Focus, Focusing one’s attention, ② Centralization, Convergence |
| 集注(しゅうちゅう-shu u chu u) | Centralize, Concentrate, Center, Focus, Pore, Concentrate, Variorum |
| 集荷(しゅうか-shu u ka) | Collect cargo, Collection of goods |
| 集貨(しゅうか-shu u ka) | Collection of freight |
| 集会(しゅうかい-shu u ka i) | Meeting, Assembly, Gathering |
| 集議(しゅうぎ-shu u gi) | Meeting |
| 集金(しゅうきん-shu u ki n) | Bill collecting, Collecting money |
| 集句(しゅうく-shu u ku) | To quote a verse or phrase from a previous author and use it as a basis to create a new work |
| 集計(しゅうけい-shu u ke i) | Adding up, Aggregate calculation, Counting summary |
| 集結(しゅうけつ-shu u ke tsu) | Gather in one place |
| 集権(しゅうけん-shu u ke n) | Concentration of power, Centralization, Centralization of power |
| 集光(しゅうこう-shu u ko u) | Light‐concentrating, Collects light, Focusing light |
| 集合(しゅうごう-shu u go u) | Gathering, Assembly, Meeting up |
| 集散(しゅうさん-shu u sa n) | Collection and distribution |
| 集成(しゅうせい-shu u se i) | Aggregation, Monograph, Integration |
| 集積(しゅうせき-shu u se ki) | Accumulation, Integration |
| 集大成(しゅたいせい-shu u ta i se i) | Large compilation, Summing‐up, Corpus |
| 集団(しゅうだん-shu u da n) | Group, Gang, Mass, Collective, Community |
| 集中(しゅうちゅう-shu u chu u) | Concentration, Centralization, Focusing one’s attention |
| 集注(しゅうちゅう-shu u chu u) | ① Centralize, Concentrate, ② A book collected many annotations, ③ Focus, Pore, Concentrate |
| 集配(しゅうはい-shu u ha i) | Collection and delivery, Distribution |
| 集約(しゅうやく-shu u ya ku) | Putting together (e.g. opinions), Gathering, Collecting, Aggregating, Summarizing, Integrating |
| 集約農業(しゅうやくのうぎょう-shu u ya ku no u gyo u) | Intensive farming, Intensive agriculture |
| 集落(しゅうらく-shu u ra ku) | Settlement, Village, Community, Colony, Swarm, Rural households |
| 集録(しゅうろく-shu u ro ku) | Compilation (of writings), Compiling, Gathering |
| 雲集(うんしゅう-u n shu u) | Swarm, Throng, Pullulate, Teem |
| 家集(かしゅう-ka shu u) | Collected waka poems (of a single poet) |
| 歌集(かしゅう-ka shu u) | ① Collection of tanka (poems), Anthology, ② Song book |
| 画集(がしゅう-ga shu u) | Book of pictures (paintings, drawings etc) |
| 句集(くしゅう-ku shu u) | Collection of haiku |
| 群集(ぐんしゅう-gu n shu u) | Large group of people, Crowd, Community, Herd, Gathering, Assembly |
| 結集(けっしゅう-ke sshu u) | ① Concentration (of efforts, forces etc), ② Gathering together, Regimentation, Marshalling, Mobilization |
| 採集(さいしゅう-sa i shu u) | Collecting, Gathering |
| 参集(さんしゅう-sa n shu u) | Assembling (of people), To meet together |
| 収集 or 蒐集(しゅうしゅう-shu u shu u) | ① Collecting, Accumulating, Gathering, ② Collection (of art, stamps, insects etc), Garbage collection, Waste collection |
| 召集(しょうしゅう-sho u shu u) | Summon, Call, To collect people by order |
| 招集(しょうしゅう-sho u shu u) | Invite and collect |
| 撰集(せんしゅう-se n shu u) | Collection, Compendium, Corpus, Selected works |
| 全集(ぜんしゅう-ze n shu u) | Complete works, Complete collection, Complete series |
| 徴集(ちょうしゅう-cho u shu u) | Enlistment, Requisitioning, Compulsory enlistment, Conscription |
| 特集(とくしゅう-to ku shu u) | Special issue, Special feature, Special collection |
| 文集(ぶんしゅう-bu n shu u) | ① Collection of compositions (by school children), ② Anthology, Collection of prose works, Prose anthology |
| 編集(へんしゅう-he n shu u) | Editing, Compilation, Redaction |
| 募集(ぼしゅう-bo shu u) | Recruitment, Invitation, Selection |
| 密集(みっしゅう-mi sshu u) | Agglomeration, Congestion, Crowding together, Clustering together, Close formation, Swarm |
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