集

Gather

WaniKani level 10JLPT N4Joyo grade 3Top 500 Β· #21012 strokes

Meanings

Gather, Meet, Congregate, Swarm, Flock

On'yomi

しゅう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

あ぀.まる、 あ぀.める、 ぀ど.う

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 集

集 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

集 (Gather) is taught on WaniKani at level 10 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #210 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.

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