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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N2

1100 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache

Kunyomi: た.める, たくわ.える

Onyomi: チョ

Composition: 貝 宁

貯

Radical

Radical: 貝

Reading: かいへん

Meaning: shell

Strokes: 7

Reading: かいへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

貯水池(ちょすいち)   reservoir

預貯金(よちょきん)   deposits and savings

貯金する(ちょきんする)   save money, deposit money

貯蓄する(ちょちくする)   save (up money)

貯蔵する(ちょぞうする)   store, preserve

Onyomi Examples

貯水 (チョスイ) storage of water

貯金 (チョキン) putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank), accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank

郵貯 (ユウチョ) postal (post-office) savings (deposit)

Kunyomi Examples

貯める (ためる) to save up (money)

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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