Japanese word

集合

Pronunciation

Romajishūgō

Meaning

  • nounmeeting up, gathering

Example

ここに集合してください。ko ko ni shū gō shi te ku da sa i

Please meet up here.

Illustration for 集合 (meeting up)

More examples

みんなで校庭に集合します。mi n na de kō tei ni shū gō shi ma su

We gather in the schoolyard.

集合時間をもう一度確認してください。shū gō ji kan o mō ichi do kaku nin shi te ku da sa i

Please check the meeting time once more.

Core concept

Centers on people or things coming together in one place or forming a single group.

Common phrases

  • 集合場所shū gō ba sho

    meeting place

  • 集合時間shū gō ji kan

    meeting time

  • 全員集合zen in shū gō

    Everyone assemble

  • 現地集合gen chi shū gō

    meeting on site

Similar words

集まりatsumari: A group of people or things that come together in one place.

Definition in Japanese

人や物が一つの場所やまとまりに集まること。hito ya mono ga hito tsu no ba sho ya ma to ma ri ni atsu ma ru ko to

Word origin

集合 (shūgō) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 集 (shū, "gather") and 合 (gō, "join"), expressing people or things coming together.

Usage tips

  • In event instructions, 集合 (shūgō) usually identifies where or when participants should come together, rather than naming the event itself.

Other meanings

  • assemblynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 集合するshūgōsurumeet upverb

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