Readings: シュウ (Onyomi), おさ-める, おさ-まる (Kunyomi)
Meaning: income, obtain, collect, store, put away, settle, receive
Formed as a phono-semantic compound (形声). The left part 乂 (gai) represents cutting or stopping, and the right part 又 (yū) represents a hand. Together, it conveys the idea of gathering or collecting by hand.
View JLPT N3 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The kanji 収 has 4 strokes. It begins with the top-left short horizontal stroke, followed by the longer vertical stroke passing through it. Next, the diagonal stroke forming the left part of 乂 is drawn. Finally, the right side (又) is completed with a short horizontal stroke and then a sweeping stroke from top-right to bottom-left.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 乂 |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT Level | N3 |
| Grade | Joyo Kanji |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- シュウ (shuu)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- おさめる (osameru)
- おさまる (osamaru)
Common Words Using 収
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | income |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう | absorption |
| 回収 | かいしゅう | collection, recovery |
| 収納 | しゅうのう | storage, housing |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | harvest, crop |
| 収容 | しゅうよう | accommodation, housing, incarceration |
| 収縮 | しゅうしゅく | contraction, shrinkage |
| 収益 | しゅうえき | profit, earnings |
| 収支 | しゅうし | income and expenditure |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう | collection (of taxes, fees) |
Kunyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収める | おさめる | to put away, to store (transitive) |
| 収める | おさめる | to pay (taxes, fees) |
| 収める | おさめる | to obtain, to gain |
| 収める | おさめる | to finish, to complete (e.g., 仕事を収める) |
| 収まる | おさまる | to fit in, to be contained (intransitive) |
| 収まる | おさまる | to settle down, to calm down (e.g., 騒ぎが収まる) |
| 収まり | おさまり | settlement, conclusion, fitting (noun) |
| 書き収める | かきおさめる | to finish writing (something down) |
| 聞き収める | ききおさめる | to finish listening to (something) |
| 見収める | みおさめる | to see (something) for the last time |
Example Sentences
Japanese: 収入が少ないので、節約しなければなりません。
Kana: しゅうにゅうがすくないので、せつやくしなければなりません。
Romaji: Shūnyū ga sukunai node, setsuyaku shinakereba narimasen.
English: Since my income is low, I have to save money.
Japanese: この本は多くの情報を吸収しています。
Kana: このほんはおおくのじょうほうをきゅうしゅうしています。
Romaji: Kono hon wa ōku no jōhō o kyūshū shite imasu.
English: This book absorbs a lot of information.
Japanese: 資源の回収は環境保護に重要です。
Kana: しげんのかいしゅうはかんきょうほごにじゅうようです。
Romaji: Shigen no kaishū wa kankyō hogo ni jūyō desu.
English: Resource recovery is important for environmental protection.
Japanese: 棚に書類を収納してください。
Kana: たなにしょるいをしゅうのうしてください。
Romaji: Tana ni shorui o shūnō shite kudasai.
English: Please store the documents on the shelf.
Japanese: 今年の米の収穫はとても良いです。
Kana: ことしのこめのしゅうかくはとてもよいです。
Romaji: Kotoshi no kome no shūkaku wa totemo yoi desu.
English: This year’s rice harvest is very good.
Japanese: この箱にはおもちゃが全部収まります。
Kana: このはこにはおもちゃがぜんぶおさまります。
Romaji: Kono hako ni wa omocha ga zenbu osamarimasu.
English: All the toys will fit in this box.
Japanese: 事件は無事に収まりました。
Kana: じけんはぶじにおさまりました。
Romaji: Jiken wa buji ni osamarimashita.
English: The incident settled down peacefully.
Japanese: 彼は税金をきちんと収めています。
Kana: かれはぜいきんをきちんとおさめています。
Romaji: Kare wa zeikin o kichinto osamete imasu.
English: He pays his taxes properly.
Japanese: 会議は予定通りに終了し、無事に収まりました。
Kana: かいぎはよていどおりにしゅうりょうし、ぶじにおさまりました。
Romaji: Kaigi wa yotei-dōri ni shūryō shi, buji ni osamarimashita.
English: The meeting ended as scheduled and was successfully concluded.
Japanese: このカメラはポケットに収まるサイズです。
Kana: このカメラはポケットにおさまるサイズです。
Romaji: Kono kamera wa poketto ni osamaru saizu desu.
English: This camera is a size that fits in a pocket.
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