Japanese symbol for “glean”
拾い集める
ひろいあつめる
Romaji: hiroiatsumeru
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
In Japanese, glean is 拾い集める, read ひろいあつめる (hiroiatsumeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 収拾 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | control; bringing under control; settling (a matter) |
| 拾う | ひろう hirou | to pick up; to gather |
| 拾い物 | ひろいもの hiroimono | found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street) |
| 拾得 | しゅうとく shuutoku | finding (lost property); picking up |
| 拾い | ひろい hiroi | picking up; gathering; person who picks things up |
| 命拾い | いのちびろい inochibiroi | narrow escape from death |
| 編集 | へんしゅう henshuu | editing; compilation |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | recruitment; 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.