Japanese symbol for “collection”
回収
かいしゅう
Romaji: kaishuu
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
In Japanese, collection is 回収, read かいしゅう (kaishuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “collection”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy |
| 集 | しゅう shuu | collection; compilation |
| 集まり | あつまり atsumari | gathering; meeting; assembly |
| 取り立て | とりたて toritate | collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; exaction |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time; now |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | restoration; recovery; rehabilitation |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 回答 | かいとう kaitou | reply; answer |
| 回転 | かいてん kaiten | rotation; revolution; turn |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income; earnings; revenue |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collecting; accumulating; gathering |
| 買収 | ばいしゅう baishuu | acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover |
See also: Chinese symbol for “collection”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.