Japanese word

回収

Pronunciation

Romajikaishū

Meaning

  • nouncollection

Example

授業のあとで用紙を回収します。ju gyō no a to de yō shi o kai shū shi ma su

We collect the forms after class.

Illustration for 回収 (collection)

More examples

使用済みの電池は店で回収されています。shi yō zu mi no den chi wa mise de kai shū sa re te i ma su

Used batteries are collected at stores.

Core concept

Presents the act of gathering things that are out in the world and bringing them back for control, processing, or disposal.

Common phrases

  • アンケートの回収a n kē to no kai shū

    survey collection

  • 資源ごみの回収shi gen go mi no kai shū

    recyclable waste collection

Similar words

収集shūshū: The gathering of items of a particular kind for storage, study, processing, or disposal.

Definition in Japanese

配布した物や不要になった物などを集めて引き取ること。hai fu shi ta mono ya fu yō ni na tta mono na do o atsu me te hi ki to ru ko to

Word origin

回収 (kaishū) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 回 (kai, "return") and 収 (shū, "collect"), so its form links returning with gathering.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 回収 (kaishū) can describe picking up forms, recyclable waste, or recalled goods, while English collection alone does not always imply that the items are taken back.

Other meanings

  • recoverynoun
  • retrievalnoun
  • withdrawalnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 回収率kaishūritsucollection ratenoun

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