Onyomi: シュウ · Kunyomi: あつ.まる, あつ.める, つど.う · Meanings: congregate, flock, gather, meet, swarm
Kanji for congregate, flock, gather, meet, swarm
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The kanji 集 combines the “bird” radical (隹) with a roof radical (冖), symbolizing birds gathering under a roof. In ancient times, it represented assembling or collecting. 集 came to mean gather, collect, or assemble, capturing the idea of bringing things or people together.
Birds gathering under a roof — 集 means gather, collect, or assemble.
Imagine birds coming together under a roof — that’s 集, the kanji for gathering and collecting.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 集 | しゅう | collection, compilation | common Noun, used as a suffix |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | group, mass | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 集合 | しゅうごう | meeting up, gathering, assembly | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb |
| 集める | あつめる | to collect, to assemble, to gather | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 集まる | あつまる | to gather, to collect, to assemble | common JLPT-N4 JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration (on a task), focusing one's attention | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 集まり | あつまり | gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 集会 | しゅうかい | meeting, assembly, gathering, congregation, convention, rally | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 集計 | しゅうけい | totalization, totalisation, aggregation, tally (e.g. of votes), adding up, summing up | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 集中力 | しゅうちゅうりょく | (powers of) concentration, ability to concentrate | common Noun |