集
シュウ, あつ.まる, あつ.める, つど.う, あつまり, ず
gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
JLPT4 G3 S12 F210
The relevant seal inscription form shows 隹 short, squat bird (tripled) above 木 tree/wood → birds assembled in a tree, pressed tightly together (compare 喿 as described in 操) → *assemble*; *gather*; *collect* → *stay*; *remain*; *reach* (a situation); *achieve*; *poem collection*. The present form uses a single 隹.
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