amass, raise, hoard, store
On'yomi (音読み)
- チク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たくわ.える
About this kanji
The kanji 蓄, pronounced as ちく in on'yomi and たくわ.える in kun'yomi, primarily means to amass or store things. It's often used in nouns and verbs related to saving or accumulating. For example, the compound 備蓄 (びちく) refers to stocking up supplies in case of emergency, while 貯蓄 (ちょちく) means savings, often in a bank. Another compound is 蓄財 (ちくざい), which means amassing wealth. You can also use 蓄える (たくわえる) as a verb meaning to store something. This kanji carries a sense of preparation and foresight in managing resources.
Example sentences
彼はお金を蓄えることが得意だ。
He is good at saving money.
Meanings across languages
- English
- amass, raise, hoard, store
- Tiếng Việt
- tích trữ, nuôi dưỡng
- 日本語
- 蓄える, 育てる
- 한국어
- 저장하다, 축적하다
- 中文
- 储存, 积累
- id
- mengumpulkan
- th
- สะสม
- es
- acumular
- fr
- amasser
- de
- ansammeln
- pt
- acumular
Common compounds
- 備蓄びちくstocking up (in case of emergency), stockpile, reserves
- 貯蓄ちょちくsavings
- 蓄財ちくざいamassing of wealth
- 蓄積ちくせきaccumulation, accumulate, store
- 蓄えるたくわえるto store, to save up, to stock up on
- 含蓄がんちくimplication, significance, connotation
- 蓄えたくわえstore, reserve, stock
- 蓄音機ちくおんきgramophone, phonograph
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