収しゅう集しゅう癖へき

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Meanings

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noun

collecting mania; compulsive collecting

Refers to an obsessive or excessive urge to collect things, often used in a psychological or hobby context.

彼かれの収しゅう集しゅう癖へきは部屋へやを埋うめ尽つくすほどだ。

His collecting mania is so strong that it fills up his room.

切きっ手ての収しゅう集しゅう癖へきが高こうじて、珍めずらしいものまで集あつめるようになった。

His mania for stamp collecting grew until he started collecting even rare ones.

Kanji

収income, obtain, reap
集gather, meet, congregate
癖mannerism, habit, vice
蒐gather

Related words

収しゅう集しゅう
収集 is the neutral act of collecting, while 収集癖 adds the nuance of an obsessive or compulsive habit.
コレクション
コレクション refers to the collection itself or the hobby, but 収集癖 emphasizes the psychological drive or mania behind it.

Written forms

収しゅう集しゅう癖へき
Standard spelling using common kanji for 'collection' and 'habit/addiction'.
蒐しゅう集しゅう癖へき
Rare variant using 蒐 (collect/gather), which is not a jōyō kanji; mostly seen in older or specialized texts.

Etymology

Compound of 収集 (collection) and 癖 (habit, tendency, or addiction). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely emerged in modern Japanese to describe obsessive collecting behavior.