蓄
蓄 — Amass
amass, raise, hoard, store
On’yomiチク (chiku)
Kun’yomiたくわえる (takuwaeru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 蓄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく chochiku | savings |
| 備蓄 | びちく bichiku | stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき chikuseki | accumulation; accumulate; store |
| 蓄財 | ちくざい chikuzai | amassing of wealth |
| 蓄える | たくわえる takuwaeru | to store; to save up; to stock up on |
| 蓄え | たくわえ takuwae | store; reserve; stock |
Study notes
蓄 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1260 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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