蝟集

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Chinese

hedgehog to gather; to collect; collected works
trad. (蝟集)
simp. (猬集)

Pronunciation


Verb

蝟集

  1. (literary) to gather (like the spines of a hedgehog); to be numerous

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
い集

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 蝟集 (MC hjw+jH dzip).

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しゅう) (ishūゐしふ (wisifu)?

  1. (formal) gathering
    蝟集(いしゅう)行為(こうい)
    ishū kōi
    the act of gathering (sometimes mentioned on prohibitive signs)

Verb

()(しゅう)する (ishū suruゐしふ (wisifu)?suru (stem ()(しゅう) (ishū shi), past ()(しゅう)した (ishū shita))

  1. (intransitive, formal) to gather

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN