# 収 — income; take in

収 means “income; take in”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: おさ(める) (osameru). You'll see it in words such as 収める (osameru, “to put; to put away”).

- Meaning: income; take in
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi: おさ(める) (osameru)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Money & trade 2

## How to remember 収

Parts: 丨 stick · 又 hand; again

## Words with 収

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 収める | おさめる (osameru) | to put; to put away |
| 収まる | おさまる (osamaru) | to fit into; to be contained within |

## More in the “Money & trade 2” set

[費](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/expense/) · [収](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/income/) · [額](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sum-of-money/) · [商](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/commerce/) · [財](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wealth/) · [値](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/value/)

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