積
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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