収
収 — Income
income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiおさめる (osameru)
Kun’yomiおさまる (osamaru)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 収
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 収支 | しゅうし shuushi | income and expenditure |
| 回収 | かいしゅう kaishuu | collection; recovery; withdrawal |
| 収益 | しゅうえき shuueki | earnings; proceeds; returns |
| 収賄 | しゅうわい shuuwai | accepting a bribe |
| 税収 | ぜいしゅう zeishuu | tax yields; revenue |
Study notes
収 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #337 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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