Learn JLPT N4 Kanji

Meaning of 集

gather, meet

Onyomi

シュウ
shuu

Kunyomi

あつ(める)
atsu(meru)

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 シュウ / あつ(める) 】

Significado: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock.

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- Example Sentences

Each example sentence includes a Japanese kana reading, the romaji reading, and the English translation.

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Example #1

しゅうごうばしょはどこがいいですか？
shuugou basho wa doko ga ii desu ka?
Where's a good place to meet?
Example #2

あなたはマグネットをあつめているのですか？
anata wa magunetto wo atsumete iru no desuka?
Are you collecting magnets?
Example #3

しゅうちゅうりょくがありません。
shuuchuuryoku ga arimasen.
I have difficulty concentrating.
Example #4

ビデオをへんしゅうするのはじかんかかります。
bideo wo henshuu suru no wa jikan kakarimasu.
It takes time to edit videos.
Example #5

ここにはたくさんのひとがあつまる。
koko ni wa takusan no hito ga atsumaru.
Lots of people gather here.
Example #6

かれはこどものころ、ねっしんにきってをあつめていました。
kare wa kodomo no koro, nesshin ni kitte o atsumete imashita.
When he was a child he passionately collected stamps.
Example #7

かれはしゅうだんこうどうをしない。
kare wa shuudan koudou wo shinai.
He doesn't take part in group actions.
Example #8

となりのへやはうるさいから、べんきょうのしゅうちゅうができない。
tonari no heya wa urusai kara, benkyou no shuuchuu ga dekinai.
I can't focus on my studies because the room next door is loud.
Example #9

うちのかいしゃはけいけんのうむをとわず、ぼしゅうします。
uchi no kaisha wa keiken no umu wo towazu, boshuu shimasu.
Our company is searching for new staff regardless of experience.
Example #10

しゅうかいは１０じにかいさんした。
shuukai wa 10 ji ni kaisan shita.
The meeting broke up at ten o'clock.

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