How to say 'Collection' in Japanese | 集

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The Japanese word for Collection is 'Shuu', written as 集 in Japanese.'Collection' in hiragana is しゅう.

word

集

Meaning

Collection

Reading

しゅう

shuu

Kanji

集Gather

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '集 (しゅう)' means 'collection'. It is commonly attached to nouns to indicate a gathering or compilation of items, works, or people. For example, a book of poems can be called '詩集 (ししゅう)', meaning 'poetry collection'. Similarly, '写真集 (しゃしんしゅう)' refers to a 'photo collection' or 'photo album'. This suffix is often used in titles of books, albums, or other compilations. Example sentences: This is a collection of famous paintings「これは有名な絵画の集です」(これはゆうめいなかいがのしゅうです). I bought a new music collection「新しい音楽集を買いました」(あたらしいおんがくしゅうをかいました).

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2017

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 集

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

集

Meaning

Gather

Words Related to 集 Through the Kanji 集

These 13 Words contain the Kanji 集 as well.

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集団

Meaning

Group

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集まる

Meaning

Gather

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集める

Meaning

Gather, Collect

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集中

Meaning

Concentration

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集合

Meaning

Gathering

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集まり

Meaning

Gathering

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収集

Meaning

Collection

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集会

Meaning

Meeting, Gathering

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群集

Meaning

Crowd

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集落

Meaning

Village, Settlement

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募集

Meaning

Recruitment

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寄り集まる

Meaning

Gather

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編集

Meaning

Editing

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'Shuu' means 'Collection' .

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