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Japanese symbol for “glean”

Romaji: hiroiatsumeru
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)

In Japanese, glean is , read (hiroiatsumeru).

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. v1, vt to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)

Kanji and stroke order

pick up, gather, find
on: シュウ、ジュウ
kun: ひろ.う
9 strokes · JLPT 2
gather, meet, congregate
on: シュウ
kun: あつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうしゅう shuushuucontrol; bringing under control; settling (a matter)
ひろう hirouto pick up; to gather
ひろいもの hiroimonofound article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street)
しゅうとく shuutokufinding (lost property); picking up
ひろい hiroipicking up; gathering; person who picks things up
いのちびろい inochibiroinarrow escape from death
へんしゅう henshuuediting; compilation
ぼしゅう boshuurecruitment; invitation; selection

See also: Chinese symbol for “glean”.

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.

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