A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 12 strokes

Gather ; Meet ; Congregate ; Swarm ; Flock

Readings on: シュウ
Kun readings: あつ.まる・あつ.める・つど.う

集めるあつめる — collect

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 集団しゅうだん — group; mass; troop Word card → Source
• 集中しゅうちゅう — concentration; focus attention Word card → Source
• 採集さいしゅう — collection Source
• 集落しゅうらく — hamlet; village Source
• 全集ぜんしゅう — complete works Source
• 密集みっしゅう — be close; tight Source