The kanji 収 represents the idea of "to receive," "to harvest," "to obtain," "to collect," or "to contain." It implies bringing something in, gathering, or achieving a certain result. It can also suggest the act of ending or stopping something.

・On-yomi (音読み): シュウ (shuu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): おさ-める (osa-meru) [to put away, to store], おさ-まる (osa-maru) [to be settled, to be contained]

⚫︎ 収入 (shuunyuu) Translation: Income ⚫︎ 収集 (shuushuu) Translation: Collection, gathering ⚫︎ 収納 (shuu-nou) Translation: Storage, to put away

The kanji 収 is a pictophonetic character, combining a radical and a phonetic component. It is a combination of the radical 又 (mata), meaning "again" or "hand," and the phonetic component 殳 (fuzuki), which depicts a weapon or a tool for harvesting. The original meaning was likely related to harvesting crops with tools. Over time, the meaning expanded to encompass collecting, receiving, and obtaining.