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集 means 'gather'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 163   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-4    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 9    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 161 words   Used in 483 words   Used in 140 names   Component in 3 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   シュウ
Kun
   あつめる to gather   あつまる   つど to assemble
Name    あつまり   ず
⿱   little bird   tree  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 集 is used 27 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 集 is used 476 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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シュウ : 446 words FIND ALL
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1. recruiting; selection; taking applications
2. raising; collection; subscription; soliciting (e.g. donations)
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シュウ (read as じゅう) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)  (see also: 四諦; Buddhist term)
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あつめる : 26 words FIND ALL
3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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つど : 3 words FIND ALL
2
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
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An additional あつ.まる less common words include 集 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 324 (originally: 309)  Joy o' Kanji : 309  Key to Kanji: 492 

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シュウ   あつめる to gather   あつまる    つど to assemble   
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little bird
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
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