Memory phrase for the Kanji: 集


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Meaning

gather, collect, meet

Pronunciation

SHŪ
atsumeru

Explanation

Top: bird (alternative to ), bottom: tree

Mnemonic

The birds in the tree have gathered.

Radicals

birdTwo symbols are equally used for bird, namely and .
tree
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Vocabulary

 集る  あつまる  to gather
 集める  あつめる  to collect/to assemble
 編集  へんしゅう  editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)
 集団  しゅうだん  group, mass
 集会  しゅうかい  meeting/assembly
 集金  しゅうきん  money collection
 集計  しゅうけい  totalization/aggregate
 集合  しゅうごう  gathering/assembly/meeting/set (math)
 集中  しゅうちゅう  concentration/focusing the mind

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