Kanji

蓄

amass, raise, hoard, store

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たくわえる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おき

Common Readings

チク, たくわ…える

Example sentences

蓄積 ちくせき
知識を蓄積することは、自己成長に欠かせない。

Accumulating knowledge is essential for self-growth.

蓄える たくわえる
将来のために、少しずつお金を蓄えている。

I am saving money little by little for the future.

髭 ひげ
祖父は立派な白い髭を蓄えている。

My grandfather has a fine white beard.

備蓄 びちく
非常時に備えて食糧を備蓄する。

Stockpile food in preparation for emergencies.

飲料水 いんりょうすい
災害に備えて飲料水を備蓄する必要がある。

It is necessary to stockpile drinking water in preparation for disasters.

貯蓄 ちょちく
将来のために貯蓄をする。

To save money for the future.

勤倹 きんけん
彼は勤倹貯蓄に励み、財を成した。

He built his fortune by striving in diligence and thrift.

含蓄 がんちく
彼の言葉には深い含蓄がある。

There is deep meaning in his words.

蘊蓄 うんちく
彼は大好きなコーヒーについて、延々と蘊蓄を傾けていた。

He was pouring out his vast knowledge about his favorite coffee endlessly.

蓄音機 ちくおんき
祖父の家には、今でも古い蓄音機が置かれている。

There is still an old gramophone in my grandfather's house.

Example Vocabulary

蓄積

ちくせき

accumulation; storage

蓄える

たくわえる

to save up; to store; to accumulate

備蓄

びちく

stockpile; reserve; storage

蓄え

たくわえ

貯蓄

ちょちく

savings; thrift; to save money

知識を蓄える

ちしきをたくわえる

含蓄

がんちく

implication; depth; nuance; significance

蘊蓄

うんちく

erudition; deep knowledge

蓄音機

ちくおんき

gramophone; phonograph; record player

含蓄のある

がんちくのある

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