pile up, stack, accumulate
On'yomi (音読み)
- セキ
- シャク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- つ.む
- つ.み
- づ.む
About this kanji
The kanji 積 means to pile up or accumulate. It can be used as a verb with the readings つむ or つみ, describing the action of stacking or gathering things together. As a noun, it appears in several useful compounds. For example, 積極的 (せっきょくてき) means 'positive' or 'proactive,' while 積雪 (せきせつ) refers to 'snow accumulation,' which is important in winter weather discussions. Another common term is 積立 (つみたて), meaning 'savings,' often related to financial planning. When using 積 in conversation, remember that it often conveys a sense of building or gathering over time.
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Example sentences
雪が積もっていて道が見えない。
The snow has piled up, and the road is not visible.
Meanings across languages
- English
- pile up, stack, accumulate
- Tiếng Việt
- tích lũy, chất, xếp chồng
- 日本語
- 積む, 積み重ねる
- 한국어
- 쌓다, 축적하다
- 中文
- 堆积, 累积
- id
- menumpuk, mengakumulasi
- th
- กองขึ้น, สะสม
- es
- apilar, acumular
- fr
- empiler, accumuler
- de
- stapeln, anhäufen, ansammeln
- pt
- empilhar, acumular
Common compounds
- 積極的せっきょくてきpositive, proactive
- 積雪せきせつsnow accumulation
- 積立つみたてsavings, installment saving
- 積分せきぶんintegral (calculus)
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