Translation guide
The hobby of collecting postage stamps. In Japanese, this is most commonly expressed with the compound 切手収集 (きってしゅうしゅう) or the loanword スタンプコレクション.
Referring to stamp collecting as a pastime or serious pursuit.
The standard Japanese term for stamp collecting. 切手 means 'postage stamp' and 収集 means 'collecting'.
彼の趣味は切手収集です。
His hobby is stamp collecting.
A more descriptive phrase meaning 'the act of collecting stamps'. Useful when explaining the hobby.
切手を集めることは楽しいです。
Collecting stamps is fun.
A loanword from English, commonly understood, especially among younger people or in casual contexts.
スタンプコレクションを始めたい。
I want to start stamp collecting.