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Japanese symbol for “gather”

Romaji: atsumaru
to gather; to collect; to assemble

In Japanese, gather is , read (atsumaru).

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

  1. v5r, vi to gather; to collect; to assemble

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

gather, meet, congregate
on: シュウ
kun: あつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “gather”

WordReadingMeaning
あつめる atsumeruto collect; to assemble; to gather
ひろう hirouto pick up; to gather
さっち satchito sense; to infer; to gather
よぶ yobuto garner (support, etc.); to gather
むらがる muragaruto swarm; to gather

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へんしゅう henshuuediting; compilation
ぼしゅう boshuurecruitment; invitation; selection
しゅうだん shuudangroup; mass
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
とくしゅう tokushuufeature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
しゅうしゅう shuushuucollecting; accumulating; gathering

See also: Chinese symbol for “gather”.

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.