JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 貯: "savings, store, lay in"
The kanji 貯 means "savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read チョ in on'yomi and た.める, 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)
チョ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.めるたくわ.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 | savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1100 of 2,501 |
Common words with 貯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 貯めるto save up (money)
- 貯金putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank) · accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
- 貯まるto be saved up (of money)
- 貯蔵storage; preservation; stocking; stockpiling · hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
- 貯蓄savings
- 貯蔵庫storehouse; bunker; silo
- 貯金箱savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
- 貯水池reservoir
- 金を貯めるto save money
- 貯水storage of water
- 貯水槽water tank
- 貯蔵室storeroom; stockroom
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