拾

Meaning

Pick up, gather · recoger

Readings

• On (音読み): シュウ・ジュウ
• Kun (訓読み): ひろ.う

Example words

• 拾う（ひろう）— to pick up
• 拾い物（ひろいもの）— something found; a find
• 拾得物（しゅうとくぶつ）— lost-and-found item (signage)

Structure

Radical 手 written as 扌 here (て・てへん · Hand) · 9 strokes · school grade 3

Watch out

Hand (扌) + 合: gathered into the hand. Pair it with 捨てる (throw away): 拾う / 捨てる — opposites AND look-alikes (扌+合 vs 扌+舎), so check the right half before reading. Also タクシーを拾う = hail a taxi. ジュウ is the tamper-proof 10 on formal documents (壱 弐 参 拾).