漢字城 Kanji Fortress

集 gather

Also: collect

On'yomi
シュウ
Kun'yomi
あつ-める、あつ-まる
Strokes
12
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): あつ-める.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
集 is written in 12 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

One bird (隹) lands on the tree (木), then another, then a hundred — they all gather in the same branches.

A common word

  • 集める あつめる to collect

Example sentences

  • こうえんにたくさんひとがあつまりました。

    A lot of people gathered in the park.

  • わたしはふるいきってをあつめています。

    I collect old stamps.

Kanji that share a part

隹 is its radical. 26 kanji share it in all.

  • 権 right
  • 進 advance N3
  • 雑 miscellaneous N3
  • 観 observe N3
  • 難 difficult N3
  • 唯 solely N2
  • 雇 employ N2
  • 焦 char N2

木 is a component. 134 kanji share it in all.