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What is the Kanji for 'Obtain'? | 収

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Obtain', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Obtain' is 収.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Obtain

    Reading

    kunyomiおさ

    osa

    onyomiしゅう

    shuu

    Parts

    Again

    Example Word

    収入: income. The Japanese noun '収入 (しゅうにゅう)' refers to 'income', which is the money or earnings received regularly from work, investments, or other sources. It is commonly used in contexts related to personal finance, business, or economics. For example: my monthly income is 300,000 yen「私の月収は30万円です」(わたしのげっしゅうはさんじゅうまんえんです). His income increased last year「彼の収入は去年増えました」(かれのしゅうにゅうはきょねんふえました). This word is neutral in tone and can be used in both formal and informal settings.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    4

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1107

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    kanji

    Meaning

    Again

Words Using

This kanji is used in 13 words:

    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

    回収

    Meaning

    Collection

    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

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 2 kanji contain the part 丩 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Shout

    kanji

    Meaning

    Twist, Inquire into

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 19 kanji contain the part 又 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Friend

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lie down, Go to sleep

    kanji

    Meaning

    Degrees, Times

    kanji

    Meaning

    Accept

    kanji

    Meaning

    Take

    kanji

    Meaning

    Branch, Support

    kanji

    Meaning

    Anti

    kanji

    Meaning

    Ritual

    kanji

    Meaning

    Clamor, Boisterous

    kanji

    Meaning

    Invade

    kanji

    Meaning

    Skin

    kanji

    Meaning

    Search

    kanji

    Meaning

    Soak, Immersed

    kanji

    Meaning

    One of a pair, Ship counter

    kanji

    Meaning

    Both, Pair

    kanji

    Meaning

    Describe, Confer

    kanji

    Meaning

    Uncle, Younger sibling of parent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Servant, Dude

    kanji

    Meaning

    Thin

Learn the Kanji

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What does 収 mean?

収 means 'Obtain'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

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