- 収入 — income
- 収穫 — harvest
- 回収 — collection; retrieval
- 吸収 — absorption
- 収納 — storage; putting away
- 領収 — receipt; receiving (money)
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The character 収 originally evoked “bringing in by hand,” hence collection or settling. It appears across finance, storage, and resolution—e.g., 収入 (income), 収納 (storage), and 吸収 (absorb).
毎月の収入は 安定しています。
My monthly income is stable.
本を 本棚に 収めた。
I stored the books on the bookshelf.