# 拾 — pick up

拾 means “pick up”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: シュウ (shuu). Kun'yomi: ひろ(う) (hirou). You'll see it in words such as 拾う (hirou, “to pick up; to gather”).

- Meaning: pick up
- On'yomi: シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi: ひろ(う) (hirou)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 拾

A hand (扌) that fits (合) round it: pick it up.

Parts: 扌 hand · 合 fit

## Words with 拾

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 拾う | ひろう (hirou) | to pick up; to gather |

## Don't confuse it with

[搭](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/get-on-board/) · [合](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/fit/) · [含](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/include/) · [吟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/intone/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[供](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/offer/) · [付](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/attach/) · [配](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/distribute/) · [張](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stretch/) · [担](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bear/) · [突](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thrust/) · [拾](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pick-up/)

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