収 Kanji – income
The Japanese kanji 収 can mean income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store.
Meaning and Readings
How is 収 read?
収 has the onyomi reading シュウ and the kunyomi readings おさめる, おさまる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as shuu, osameru, osamaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 収
These common Japanese words contain 収. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 押収（おうしゅう） — seizure, confiscation
- 回収（かいしゅう） — collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval
- 吸収（きゅうしゅう） — absorption, suction, attraction
- 月収（げっしゅう） — monthly income
- 減収（げんしゅう） — fall, decrease (in income)
- 収まる（おさまる） — to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget)
- 収益（しゅうえき） — earnings, proceeds, returns, revenue
- 収穫（しゅうかく） — harvest, crop, ingathering
- 収支（しゅうし） — income and expenditure
- 収拾（しゅうしゅう） — control, bringing under control, settling (a matter), putting in order