Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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蝟集

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

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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

Etymology

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

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Noun

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()(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

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()(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

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