集 — gather, meet, congregate

あつまる集 gather

U+96C6 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #210 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #601 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

gather
meet
congregate
swarm
flock

word

あつ atsu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

集(あつ) まる atsumaru to gather 集(あつ) める atsumeru to collect

しゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

編(へん) 集(しゅう) henshuu editing 集(しゅう) shuu collection 集(しゅう) 中(ちゅう) shuuchuu concentration 集(しゅう) 団(だん) shuudan group 募(ぼ) 集(しゅう) boshuu recruitment 特(とく) 集(しゅう) tokushuu special feature 収(しゅう) 集(しゅう) shuushuu collection 集(しゅう) 合(ごう) shuugou gathering 集(しゅう) 会(かい) shuukai meeting 集(しゅう) 約(やく) shuuyaku consolidation

Stroke order

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