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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

チクセキ accumulation, accumulate, store

チクザイ amassing of wealth

ビチク stockpile, reserves, storing, stocking up, laying in (supplies)

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

Kunyomi Examples

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