接収|せっしゅうsesshuu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrequisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 接収する（せっしゅうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 接収します（せっしゅうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 接収しない（せっしゅうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 接収しません（せっしゅうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 接収せず・接収せぬ（せっしゅうせず・せっしゅうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 接収した（せっしゅうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 接収しました（せっしゅうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 接収しなかった（せっしゅうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 接収しませんでした（せっしゅうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 接収して（せっしゅうして） |
| Potential | 接収できる（せっしゅうできる） |
| Passive | 接収される（せっしゅうされる） |
| Causative | 接収させる（せっしゅうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 接収させられる（せっしゅうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 接収すれば（せっしゅうすれば） |
| tara | 接収したら（せっしゅうしたら） |
| Volitional | 接収しよう（せっしゅうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 接収しましょう（せっしゅうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 接収しろ（せっしゅうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym押収おうしゅうWrittenWritten/formal: used when investigators, customs, etc. lawfully seize evidence or contraband; 「接収」 is mainly state or occupying forces requisitioning property.
- Synonym没収ぼっしゅうNeutralNeutral. Broader than 「接収」: forcible taking, confiscation to the state treasury as a criminal penalty, even a teacher confiscating a student's belongings.
- Synonym徴用ちょうようWrittenWritten/formal. The state forcibly requisitioning people or goods, especially wartime drafting of labor; the emphasis is on using manpower.
- Synonym差し押さえるさしおさえるNeutralNeutral verb. Lawfully seizing or attaching assets — civil cases, tax collection, criminal investigations; 「接収」 leans toward state requisition of facilities.
- Synonym徴発ちょうはつWrittenWritten/formal. Armies forcibly requisitioning supplies or personnel, mostly seen in war history; carries a stronger note of plundering than 「接収」.
- Related取り上げるとりあげるNeutralNeutral verb. Confiscating is just one of its many senses — it also means picking things up, adopting proposals, raising topics; the widest-ranging of these words.
- Related召し上げるめしあげるWrittenWritten/formal verb. Old-style official confiscation of territories or property; rare today and carries a historical flavor.
- Related没取ぼっしゅWrittenWritten/formal legal term for state confiscation of assets; close to 「没収」 but more technical and rarely used.
- Antonym返還へんかんWrittenWritten/formal antonym: returning things to their original owner, the opposite of forcibly taking them, as in 「接収地の返還」.
Use 「接収」 for a state or occupying force requisitioning facilities. For criminal seizure of evidence choose 「押収」; for confiscation as punishment, 「没収」; for seizure over debts, 「差し押さえる」. 「徴用」 and 「徴発」 cover wartime requisition of people and supplies, 「取り上げる」 is the everyday verb, and 「返還」 is the opposite — giving things back.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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