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Japanese symbol for “marshalling”

Romaji: kesshuu
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling

In Japanese, marshalling is , read (kesshuu).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization

Kanji and stroke order

tie, bind, contract
on: ケツ、ケチ
kun: むす.ぶ、ゆ.う、ゆ.わえる
12 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
けっか kekkaresult; consequence; outcome
けっこん kekkonmarriage
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately
けっこう kekkousplendid; nice; wonderful
けつろん ketsuronconclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.)
けっせい kesseiformation; combination
へんしゅう henshuuediting; compilation
ぼしゅう boshuurecruitment; invitation; selection

See also: Chinese symbol for “marshalling”.

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.