gather

(handleft) + (nest) + (tree)
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DUPE

Onyomi

SAI

Mnemonic

I SIGH as I gather with my hand the nest from the tree (the eggs of the last dodo are inside - all eaten from within by hideous gibbering parasites).

Kunyomi

と*る gather (mushrooms, cherries, honey (if you are a bee)). Also, sometimes, it means to adopt a certain policy or take a certain measure.
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Jukugo

採用(さいよう) する

adopt ★☆☆☆☆
(gather) + (utilize) = 採用 (adopt)

adopt a policy or resolution

伐採(ばっさい)

logging ☆☆☆☆☆

cutting down a tree. Logging.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
deep WATER
look for HANDS
gather NEST
search FREEDOM
instruct RECIEVE

The merman lives in the deep WATER.

You look for delicious PIE, but you gather NESTS so the birds all die.

You search for FREEDOM.

You RECEIVE instruction.

Synonyms

take
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