Illustration: On a quiet beach beside a Japanese fishing neighborhood, a child kneels to pick up a small spiral shell. An open collecting tin rests nearby, already filled with shells of different shapes gathered along the shore.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

収しゅう集しゅう

shuushuu

to collect, to gather

Example sentences

  1. 情報じょうほうを収集しゅうしゅうしなければならない。

    We have to gather information.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしは趣味しゅみで切手きってを収集しゅうしゅうしています。

    I collect stamps as a hobby.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしの趣味しゅみは外国切手がいこくきってを収集しゅうしゅうすることです。

    My hobby is collecting foreign stamps.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 収集

  • 収income; obtainOnシュウKunおさめる・おさまる
  • 集gather; meetOnシュウKunあつまる・あつめる・つどう

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