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 tree/wood → birds assembled in a tree, pressed tightly together (compare as described in ) → *assemble*; *gather*; *collect* → *stay*; *remain*; *reach* (a situation); *achieve*; *poem collection*. The present form uses a single 隹.

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