Japanese symbol for “summarizing”
集約
しゅうやく
Romaji: shuuyaku
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating
In Japanese, summarizing is 集約, read しゅうやく (shuuyaku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “summarizing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく asshuku | condensing; shortening; summarizing |
| 摘示 | てきし tekishi | explaining; summarizing; indicating |
| 収斂 | しゅうれん shuuren | collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; summarizing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 編集 | へんしゅう henshuu | editing; compilation |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう boshuu | recruitment; invitation; selection |
| 集団 | しゅうだん shuudan | group; mass |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう shuuchuu | concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention |
| 特集 | とくしゅう tokushuu | feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | collecting; accumulating; gathering |
| 契約 | けいやく keiyaku | contract; compact; agreement |
| 予約 | よやく yoyaku | reservation; appointment; booking |
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.