How to say collecting in Japanese

収集^★【しゅうしゅうshuushuu】蒐集・拾集 Inflection: noun / ~する noun:
collecting; accumulating; gathering
collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
garbage collection; waste collection

Example Sentences

大学daigaku 出たてdetate のno 新人shinjin はha 資料shiryou をwo 作ったりtsukuttari、コピーKOPII をwo とったりtottari とto 裏方urakata 仕事shigoto にni 徹するtessuru のno だろうdarou とto、勝手にkatteni 想像souzou していたshiteita のですnodesu がga 見事にmigotoni 裏切られましたuragiraremashita。: I had imagined that the newbies fresh from university would probably be stuck with all the backstage work - collecting reference material, getting copies and such but I couldn't have been proved more wrong.
僕boku のno 趣味shumi はha 古いfurui コインKOIN をwo 集めるatsumeru ことkoto ですdesu。: My hobby is collecting old coins.
彼女kanojo はha 盲人moujin のno ためにtameni 募金bokin をwo しているshiteiru。: She is collecting on behalf of the blind.
彼女kanojo はha 本hon をwo 書くkaku ためtame のno 資料shiryou をwo 集めていますatsumeteimasu。: She is collecting material for a book.
彼女kanojo はha 沢山takusan のno 趣味shumi をwo 持っていますmotteimasu。料理ryouri、編み物amimono、園芸engei、切手kitte 収集shuushuu などnado。: She has many hobbies, cooking, knitting, gardening, collecting stamps, and so on.

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