savings, store, lay in, keep
Also: wear mustache
On'yomi (音読み)
- チョ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- た.める
- たくわ.える
About this kanji
The kanji 「貯」 primarily means to save or store something. It is often used in nouns that relate to savings or keeping resources. Common compounds include 貯金 (ちょきん), which means putting money aside or savings, and 貯蓄 (ちょちく), which refers to accumulated savings. Another important term is 郵貯 (ゆうちょ), which indicates postal savings offered by post offices. The kanji can be read as た.める or たくわ.える in its kun'yomi readings. A useful note is that while it primarily relates to savings, it also can refer to the act of storing various resources, like water, as seen in 貯水 (ちょすい).
Example sentences
お金を貯めることは重要だ。
Saving money is important.
Meanings across languages
- English
- savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache
- Tiếng Việt
- tiết kiệm
- 日本語
- 貯蓄
- 한국어
- 저축
- 中文
- 储存
- id
- tabungan
- th
- การออม
- es
- ahorros
- fr
- économies
- de
- Ersparnisse
- pt
- poupança
Common compounds
- 貯金putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank)
- 貯蓄savings
- 郵貯postal (post-office) savings (deposit)
- 貯水storage of water
- 貯蔵storage, preservation, stocking
- 預貯金deposits and savings, bank account
- 貯水池reservoir
- 貯金局(Japanese) Postal Savings Bureau
Words using this kanji
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