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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

収しゅう拾しゅう

shuushuu

to bring under control

Example sentences

  1. 事態じたいは収拾しゅうしゅうに向むかいつつある。

    The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 事態じたいの収拾しゅうしゅうがつかなくなったら、昨日渡きのうわたした番号ばんごうで私わたしに電話でんわをかけなさい。

    If things get out of hand, you should call me at the number I gave you yesterday.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 弘矩ひろのりはその場ばで信頼しんらいを成敗せいばいし、事態じたいを収拾しゅうしゅうする。

    Hironori sorted out the difficult situation by executing Nobuyori on the spot.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 収拾

  • 収income; obtainOnシュウKunおさめる・おさまる
  • 拾pick up; gatherOnシュウ・ジュウKunひろう

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