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集
On'yomi
シュウ
SHUU
Kun'yomi
あつ.まる・あつ.める・つど.う
atsumaru / atsumeru / tsudou
gather · meet · congregate · swarm · flock
peaceful
Details
Strokes12
Frequency#210
Radical隹short-tailed bird(8)
Stroke Order
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Component Breakdown
集=
隹木
隹 + tree
Cultural Context
Etymology
Shape of birds gathering on tree. Gathering.
Symbolism
Assembly, collection, concentration. Represents gathering in one place.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Era of war
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
離合集散
りごうしゅうさん
meeting and parting; alliance and rupture (e.g. changing alignment of political parties); meeting and parting
雲集霧散
うんしゅうむさん
(many things) gathering like clouds and vanishing like mist; swarming and scattering; (many things) gathering like clouds and vanishing like mist
群集心理
ぐんしゅうしんり
Mob mentality; Tendency to follow the crowd