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How to say 'Collection' in Japanese | 回収

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The Japanese word for Collection is 'Kaishuu', written as 回収 in Japanese.'Collection' in hiragana is かいしゅう.

    word

    回収

    Meaning

    Collection

    Reading

    かいしゅう

    kaishuu

    Kanji

    回Revolve, Times 収Obtain

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '回収 (かいしゅう)' primarily means 'collection'. It is commonly used to refer to the act of gathering or retrieving items, often for recycling, reuse, or disposal. For example: The collection of used bottles is scheduled for tomorrow「使用済みボトルの回収は明日に予定されています」(しようずみボトルのかいしゅうはあしたによていされています). The company is responsible for the collection of old electronics「その会社は古い電子機器の回収を担当しています」(そのかいしゃはふるいでんしききのかいしゅうをたんとうしています). This word is often used in contexts related to waste management, recycling programs, or retrieving distributed items.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    4329

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 回収

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    回

    Meaning

    Revolve, Times

  • kanji

    収

    Meaning

    Obtain

Words Related to 回収 Through the Kanji 回

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 回 as well.

  • word

    回

    Meaning

    Times

  • word

    回る

    Meaning

    Rotate

  • word

    今回

    Meaning

    This time

  • word

    回す

    Meaning

    Turn, Pass

  • word

    回路

    Meaning

    Circuit

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    回数券

    Meaning

    Ticket book

  • word

    次回

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    回転

    Meaning

    Rotation

  • word

    回答

    Meaning

    Answer

  • word

    回復

    Meaning

    Recovery

  • word

    見回す

    Meaning

    Look around

  • word

    回数

    Meaning

    Number, Times

  • word

    回避

    Meaning

    Avoidance

  • word

    回り

    Meaning

    Rotation, Around

  • word

    回り道

    Meaning

    Detour

  • word

    上回る

    Meaning

    Exceed

  • word

    毎回

    Meaning

    Every time

  • word

    身の回り

    Meaning

    Surroundings, Belongings

Words Related to 回収 Through the Kanji 収

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 収 as well.

  • word

    収入

    Meaning

    Income

  • word

    収支

    Meaning

    Balance

  • word

    収益

    Meaning

    Profit, Revenue

  • word

    収める

    Meaning

    Settle, Obtain

  • word

    収集

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    吸収

    Meaning

    Absorption

  • word

    収容

    Meaning

    Accommodation

  • word

    収穫

    Meaning

    Harvest

  • word

    買収

    Meaning

    Acquisition, Bribery

  • word

    年収

    Meaning

    Annual income

  • word

    徴収

    Meaning

    Collection

  • word

    領収書

    Meaning

    Receipt

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'Kaishuu' means 'Collection' .

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