Kanji

貯

savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

貝部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ためる, たくわえる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, もる

Common Readings

チョ

Example sentences

貯める ためる
将来 ため 一生懸命 お金 貯めている

I am working hard to save money for the future.

かね
旅行 行く ため もっと 貯める 必要 ある

I need to save more money to go on a trip.

貯金 ちょきん
将来 ため 毎月 少しずつ 貯金 している

I am saving money little by little every month for the future.

下ろす おろす
銀行 貯金 下ろす

I'll withdraw savings from the bank.

貯蔵 ちょぞう
食料 倉庫 貯蔵 する

Store food in the warehouse.

むろ
この 地域 では 備えて 大根 貯蔵 する 習慣 ある

In this region, there is a custom of storing daikon in a cellar in preparation for winter.

貯蓄 ちょちく
将来 ため 貯蓄 する

To save money for the future.

勤倹 きんけん
勤倹 貯蓄 励み 成した

He built his fortune by striving in diligence and thrift.

貯金箱 ちょきんばこ
毎日 小銭 貯金箱 入れて 旅行 資金 貯めている

He puts small change in his piggy bank every day to save up for his trip.

工作 こうさく
夏休み 宿題 貯金箱 工作した

I made a piggy bank as a handicraft for my summer vacation homework.

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