Kanji

積

積

volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

禾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セキ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つむ, -づみ, つもる, つもり

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, かず, かつ, さ, さね, つね, つみ, つむ, つもる, もち, もり

Common Readings

セキ, つ…む, つ…もる

Example sentences

積む つむ
彼は海外で多くの経験を積んだ。

He gained a lot of experience abroad.

これまでに これまでに
これまでに多くの経験を積んできました。

I have gained a lot of experience so far.

積極的 せっきょくてき
彼は何事にも積極的に取り組む。

He approaches everything proactively.

参加 さんか
彼は地域のボランティア活動に積極的に参加している。

He is actively participating in local volunteer activities.

積み上げる つみあげる
彼は長年の努力を積み上げて、今の地位を築いた。

He built his current position by accumulating years of effort.

落葉 おちば
庭の落ち葉を掃いて、山のように積み上げた。

I swept the fallen leaves in the garden and piled them up like a mountain.

積もる つもる
一晩中降り続いた雪が、屋根の上に高く積もっている。

The snow that fell all night is piled high on the roof.

なす なす
塵も積もれば山となるというが、努力の積み重ねが大きな事をなす。

They say 'dust heaps up to form a mountain,' but the accumulation of efforts achieves great things.

積み重ねる つみかさねる
彼は長年の努力を積み重ねて、ついに夢をかなえた。

He accumulated years of effort and finally fulfilled his dream.

叶える かなえる
努力を積み重ねて、ついに長年の夢を叶えた。

Through repeated effort, I finally realized my long-held dream.

Example Vocabulary

積む

つむ

to pile up; to load; to accumulate; to gain

積極的

せっきょくてき

positive; active; proactive

積み上げる

つみあげる

to pile up; to accumulate; to stack

積もる

つもる

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

積み重ねる

つみかさねる

to pile up; to accumulate; to build up

蓄積

ちくせき

accumulation; storage

面積

めんせき

area; square measure

山積み

やまづみ

piled up high; accumulated (problems/tasks)

積み重なる

つみかさなる

to be piled up, to accumulate

経験を積む

けいけんをつむ

to gain experience

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