集 means “gather, collect”

あつまる · atsumaru

Also: meet, congregate, swarm

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あつまる, あつめる, つどう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シュウ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 12 strokes

The story

Birds (隹) settling together on a single tree (木): the oldest picture of gathering. Whether it is friends meeting at the station gate or the cards collecting in your Jisho, everything begins with a flock.

Used in 集まる (atsumaru, to gather), 集める (atsumeru, to collect), and 集合 (shuugou, meeting up)

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• 注 pour
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