also: しゅしゅう
Refers to the act of collecting items from a designated location, such as mail from a mailbox or packages from a drop-off point.
Collection from the mailbox is carried out twice a day.
Please schedule the parcel pickup for the afternoon.
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
Rare alternate reading; しゅうしゅう is the standard pronunciation.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
Compound of 取 (take) and 集 (collect). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with the act of gathering items from a set location.