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集 = 木 + 隹

集 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gather”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 601.

Keyword
gather
RTK frame
601
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あつ.まる, あつ.める, つど.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
собирать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
集 assemble

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 隹 short-tailed bird

How to find 集 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “short-tailed bird”. 集 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 集 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.