Translation guide
The English word 'roundup' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses for English-speaking learners: a summary of news or information, the act of gathering people or things, and the agricultural/cowboy activity of herding cattle. It also notes the less common meaning of a police raid or arrest operation.
To refer to a brief collection or summary of the most important news items, often in a broadcast or publication.
A general term for a summary or compilation. Very common and natural for news roundups.
今日のニュースのまとめをお伝えします。
Here is a roundup of today's news.
A more emphatic 'roundup' or 'wrap-up', often used for a comprehensive summary at the end of a series or event.
今週の出来事の総まとめです。
Here's a roundup of this week's events.
A katakana loanword from 'news digest', often used in media for a concise roundup of news.
朝のニュースダイジェストを見ました。
I watched the morning news roundup.
A more formal word for 'outline' or 'summary'. Can be used for a roundup but sounds somewhat stiff.
会議の概略を報告します。
I will report a roundup of the meeting.
To describe the act of collecting or assembling people, animals, or objects, often in a somewhat informal or urgent context.
The most common verb for 'to gather' or 'to collect'. Transitive.
子供たちを集めてください。
Please round up the children.
必要な書類を集めました。
I rounded up the necessary documents.
To round up or muster people or animals, often with a sense of driving or forcing them together. Transitive.
To refer to the activity of gathering cattle or livestock, especially in a Western or ranching context.
Literally 'cattle driving', the traditional term for a roundup or cattle drive.
彼らは牛追いに出かけた。
They went out on a roundup.
A straightforward phrase meaning 'to gather cattle'. More descriptive than a single word.
カウボーイが牛を集めている。
The cowboys are rounding up the cattle.
The English loanword 'roundup' used in Japanese, often in the context of Western films or ranching. Not commonly used in everyday speech.
西部劇でラウンドアップのシーンを見た。
I saw a roundup scene in a Western movie.
To describe a police operation where multiple suspects are arrested or illegal items are seized.
A simultaneous arrest or roundup of suspects. Common in news reports.
警察が暴力団の一斉検挙を行った。
The police conducted a roundup of gang members.
A police raid or crackdown, often on illegal activities like gambling or drugs. Can also mean 'maintenance' in other contexts.
Arrest or roundup, often used in compound words. Slightly formal.
Do not directly translate 'roundup' as ラウンドアップ when referring to a news summary. Use まとめ or ダイジェスト instead. ラウンドアップ is mainly understood as the agricultural term or the brand name of a herbicide.
To scrape together or round up with some effort, often implying a sense of urgency or difficulty. Transitive.
スタッフをかき集めてイベントを準備した。
We rounded up staff and prepared for the event.
村人を駆り集めて会議を開いた。
They rounded up the villagers and held a meeting.
違法カジノに手入れが入った。
There was a roundup at the illegal casino.
The roundup of drug dealers continues.