回収
かいしゅう · kaishuu (also spelled kaishu)
Collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval
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Example sentences
この地域では、リサイクルも回収してくれるので助かります。
このちいきでは、りさいくるもかいしゅうしてくれるのでたすかります。
In this area, they also collect recyclables, so it's a help.
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回収車から、ごみを出してすぐ来るよ。
かいしゅうしゃから、ごみをだしてすぐくるよ。
The collection truck comes right after you put out the trash.
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改札を出るから、切符を回収される。
かいさつをでるから、きっぷをかいしゅうされる。
Once you exit the gate, your ticket is collected.
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粗大ごみは予約をしないと回収してもらえない。
そだいごみはよやくをしないとかいしゅうしてもらえない。
For bulky waste, if you don't make a reservation, they won't collect it.
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What does 回収 mean?
Collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval.
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かいしゅう (kaishuu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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