Chinese edit

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

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Verb edit

蝟集

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

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
しゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
い集

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(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 edit

()(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

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References edit

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