Japanese symbol for “salvaging”

廃品回収

はいひんかいしゅう

Romaji: haihinkaishuu

collection of waste materials; waste recovery; salvaging

In Japanese, salvaging is 廃品回収, read はいひんかいしゅう (haihinkaishuu).

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Meanings

n collection of waste materials; waste recovery; salvaging

Kanji and stroke order

廃

abolish, obsolete, cessation

on: ハイ
kun: すた.れる、すた.る

12 strokes · JLPT 1

品

goods, refinement, dignity

on: ヒン、ホン
kun: しな

9 strokes · JLPT 3

回

-times, round, game

on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す

6 strokes · JLPT 3

収

income, obtain, reap

on: シュウ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる

4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
廃止	はいし haishi	abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation
廃棄	はいき haiki	disposal; abandonment; scrapping
廃絶	はいぜつ haizetsu	abolition; elimination
撤廃	てっぱい teppai	annulment; abolition; repeal
退廃	たいはい taihai	(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence
荒廃	こうはい kouhai	ruin; destruction; devastation
作品	さくひん sakuhin	work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
商品	しょうひん shouhin	commodity; article of commerce; goods
今回	こんかい konkai	this time; now
収入	しゅうにゅう shuunyuu	income; earnings; revenue

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