募集

Chinese

canvass for contributions; to recruit; to collect
canvass for contributions; to recruit; to collect; to raise
 
to gather; to collect; collected works
trad. (募集)
simp. #(募集)

Pronunciation


Verb

募集

  1. to raise; to collect
    募集錢財募集钱财  ―  mùjí qiáncái  ―  to raise money
  2. (chiefly Hong Kong) to recruit; to hire

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
しゅう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅう [bòshúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [bo̞ɕɨː]

Noun

()(しゅう) • (boshū

  1. hiring, recruitment (e.g. of new employees or soldiers)
    友達(ともだち)募集(ぼしゅう)(ちゅう)
    Tomodachi boshū-chū.
    Looking for friends.
  2. collection (e.g. of donations), solicitation

Verb

()(しゅう)する • (boshū surutransitive suru (stem ()(しゅう) (boshū shi), past ()(しゅう)した (boshū shita))

  1. accept applications; recruit (e.g. employees, soldiers, etc.); advertise
  2. collect; raise (money); solicit (e.g. comments)
    • 2024 February 28, 藤原朋子 [Tomoko Fujiwara], quotee, “第213回国会 衆議院 予算委員会第一分科会 第2号 令和6年2月28日 [213th Diet House of Representatives Budget Committee First Subcommittee No. 2 February 28, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 1 October 2025:
      御指摘のパブリックコメントにつきましては、昨年末から本年一月にかけて御意見を募集いたしました。
      Go-shiteki no paburikku komento ni tsuki mashite wa, sakunen-matsu kara honnen ichigatsu ni kakete go-iken o boshū itashi mashita.
      Regarding the public comments you mentioned, we solicited opinions from the end of last year through January of this year.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "募集する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 募集し ぼしゅうし boshū shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 募集し ぼしゅうし boshū shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 募集する ぼしゅうする boshū suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 募集する ぼしゅうする boshū suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 募集すれ ぼしゅうすれ boshū sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 募集せよ¹
募集しろ²
ぼしゅうせよ¹
ぼしゅうしろ²
boshū seyo¹
boshū shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 募集される ぼしゅうされる boshū sareru
Causative 募集させる
募集さす
ぼしゅうさせる
ぼしゅうさす
boshū saseru
boshū sasu
Potential 募集できる ぼしゅうできる boshū dekiru
Volitional 募集しよう ぼしゅうしよう boshū shiyō
Negative 募集しない ぼしゅうしない boshū shinai
Negative continuative 募集せず ぼしゅうせず boshū sezu
Formal 募集します ぼしゅうします boshū shimasu
Perfective 募集した ぼしゅうした boshū shita
Conjunctive 募集して ぼしゅうして boshū shite
Hypothetical conditional 募集すれば ぼしゅうすれば boshū sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

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