Kanji

収

収

income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

又部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おさめる, おさまる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, かず, さね, すすむ, なお, なか, のぶ, もと, もり, もろ

Common Readings

シュウ, おさ…まる, おさ…める

Example sentences

収まる おさまる
荷物は全部この箱に収まった。

All the luggage fit into this box.

回収 かいしゅう
アンケートを回収してください。

Please collect the questionnaires.

伏線 ふくせん
物語の終盤で、序盤の伏線が見事に回収された。

At the end of the story, the foreshadowing from the beginning was brilliantly resolved.

収める おさめる
彼は今大会で素晴らしい成績を収めた。

He achieved excellent results in this tournament.

ではある ではある
彼はまだ新人ではあるが、非常に優秀な成績を収めている。

He is still a newcomer, but he is achieving very excellent results.

吸収 きゅうしゅう
スポンジが水分を吸収する。

The sponge absorbs moisture.

貪欲 どんよく
彼は貪欲に知識を吸収した。

He voraciously absorbed knowledge.

収穫 しゅうかく
秋になると、一面に黄金色の稲穂が実り、収穫の時期を迎える。

When autumn comes, the golden rice ears ripen everywhere, and the harvest season arrives.

三倍 さんばい
今年は去年の三倍の収穫があった。

This year's harvest was three times that of last year.

情報収集 じょうほうしゅうしゅう
インターネットで情報収集を行う。

Collect information on the internet.

Example Vocabulary

収まる

おさまる

to fit; to be settled; to be stored

回収

かいしゅう

collection; recovery; retrieval; withdrawal

収める

おさめる

to achieve; to obtain; to gain; to put away

吸収

きゅうしゅう

absorption; to absorb

収穫

しゅうかく

harvest; crop; results; gains

情報収集

じょうほうしゅうしゅう

information gathering; data collection

収納

しゅうのう

storage; putting away

収入

しゅうにゅう

income; revenue

収束

しゅうそく

settling down; resolution; convergence

収集

しゅうしゅう

collection; gathering

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