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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1260 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: amass, raise, hoard, store

Kunyomi: たくわ.える

Onyomi: チク

Composition: 艹 畜

蓄

Radical

Radical: 艸

Meaning: grass

Reading: くさ

艸

Examples

Onyomi Examples

蓄積 (チクセキ) accumulation, accumulate, store

蓄財 (チクザイ) amassing of wealth

備蓄 (ビチク) stocking up (in case of emergency), stockpile, reserves, storing, laying in (supplies)

含蓄 (ガンチク) implication, significance, connotation, depth of meaning, complications of a problem

Kunyomi Examples

蓄える (たくわえる) to store, to save up, to stock up on, to lay in stock, to set aside, to accumulate (e.g. knowledge), to build up (e.g. experience), to develop (e.g. one's skills), to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.), to wear

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