Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

収集(しゅうしゅう)gathering up, collection, accumulation

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      collecting, accumulating, gathering

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)

    3. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      garbage collection, waste collection

      Only applies to 収集

    All Forms

    収集 【しゅうしゅう】蒐集 【しゅうしゅう】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      昆虫(こんちゅう)研究(けんきゅう)()昆虫(こんちゅう)収集(しゅうしゅう)しています。

      The Department of Entomology is collecting insects. {gathering up, collection, accumulation}

      • N1

      ゴミを収集(しゅうしゅう)する仕事(しごと)をしている(ひと)感謝(かんしゃ)をする。

      Express gratitude to the people who are doing the job of collecting garbage. {gathering up, collection, accumulation}

      • N1

      (むかし)は、テレフォンカードの収集(しゅうしゅう)流行(はや)っていたそうです。

      I heard that collecting telephone cards used to be popular back in the day. {gathering up, collection, accumulation}

      • N1

      (いま)(わか)()切手(きって)収集(しゅうしゅう)するという行為(こうい)自体(じたい)理解(りかい)できないそうだ。

      It seems that today's young people cannot understand the act of collecting stamps itself. {gathering up, collection, accumulation}

      • N1

      村長(そんちょう)たる(もの)(むら)(かん)する最新(さいしん)情報(じょうほう)収集(しゅうしゅう)努力(どりょく)()しむべきではない。

      As a village chief, one should not hesitate to put effort into the collection of the latest information related to the village. {gathering up, collection, accumulation}

      • N1
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