JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 蓄: "amass, raise, hoard"
The kanji 蓄 means "amass, raise, hoard, store". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チク in on'yomi and たくわ.える in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たくわ.える
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | amass, raise, hoard, store |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1260 of 2,501 |
Common words with 蓄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 蓄積accumulation; accumulate; store
- 蓄えるto store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock · to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills)
- 備蓄stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing
- 蓄えstore; reserve; stock; savings
- 貯蓄savings
- 含蓄implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning
- 蘊蓄great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
- 蓄音機gramophone; phonograph
- 知識を蓄えるto gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
- 蓄財amassing of wealth
- 含蓄のあるsignificant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
- 蓄電storage of electricity
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