つ.む
tsumu
JLPT N316 strokesKanjiLevel 34 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

積 is the kanji for "Load / Stack / Amass". A common reading is つ.む (tsumu). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Load / Stack / Amass

Also : Load · Stack · Amass · Volume · Acreage · Pile Up

Readings

kunつ.む/ tsumukunづ.み/ zumikunつ.もる/ tsumorukunつ.もり/ tsumorionせき/ seki

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 積 represents 'VOLUME'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of volume.

Reading ·

On-reading: せき — remember this sound by associating it with volume. Kun-reading: つ.む.

Example Sentences

経験を積んでスキルを磨いています。

けいけんをつんでスキルをみがいています。

I'm accumulating experience and honing skills.

雪が積もっています。

ゆきがつもっています。

Snow is piling up.

Vocabulary using 積

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