採取(さいしゅ)

さいしゅ
noun / suru verb
collection, sampling, extraction
1. collection, sampling, gathering, extraction
The act of collecting or extracting samples, specimens, or natural materials for analysis, research, or use. Common in scientific, medical, and environmental contexts.
血液(けつえき)を採取(さいしゅ)する。
To collect a blood sample.
研究者(けんきゅうしゃ)が土壌(どじょう)のサンプルを採取(さいしゅ)した。
The researcher collected soil samples.
この地域(ちいき)では希少(きしょう)な植物(しょくぶつ)の採取(さいしゅ)が法律(ほうりつ)で禁止(きんし)されている。
In this area, the collection of rare plants is prohibited by law.

USAGE:
Used as both a noun and a suru verb. Applies to a wide range of collection activities: blood samples, DNA, soil, water, minerals, plants, and other materials gathered for scientific, medical, or industrial purposes. More technical and formal than 集(あつ)める (to collect/gather).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 血液(けつえき)を採取(さいしゅ)する: to take a blood sample
  • サンプルを採取(さいしゅ)する: to collect a sample
  • 採取(さいしゅ)禁止(きんし): collection prohibited
  • DNA を採取(さいしゅ)する: to collect DNA

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 採集(さいしゅう): collection, gathering (especially biological specimens or insects)
  • 収集(しゅうしゅう): collection (broader; also for information, stamps, etc.)
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