Quick answer
積 is the kanji for "Stack". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is つ.む (tsumu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Stack
Also : Load · Amass · Volume · Acreage
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
16 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 積 represents 'VOLUME'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of volume.
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
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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