Quick answer
拾 is the kanji for "Ten". Its reading is ひろ.う (hirou). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Ten
Also : Pick up · Gather · Find
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 拾 represents 'PICK UP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of pick up.
On-reading: しゅう — remember this sound by associating it with pick up. Kun-reading: ひろ.う.
Example Sentences
道に落ちていたお金を拾って、交番に届けました。
みちにおちていたおかねをひろって、こうばんにとどけました。
I picked up money that had fallen on the road and reported it to the police box.
捨てる神あれば拾う神ありと言うように、困ったときに助けてくれる人は必ずいます。
すてるかみあればひろうかみありというように、こまったときにたすけてくれるひとはかならずいます。
As the saying goes, 'when one door closes, another opens' — there will always be someone to help you in times of need.
Vocabulary using 拾
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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