蓄 – amass, raise, hoard

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The kanji 蓄 means amass, raise, hoard, store. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チク (chiku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is たくわ.える (takuwaeru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	チク	chiku
Kun’yomi	たくわ.える	takuwaeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 玄・田・亠・幺・艾.

Words using 蓄

蓄えるたくわえるto store蓄積ちくせきaccumulation貯蓄ちょちくsavings

Example sentences

干し草を納屋に蓄えた。

We stored the hay in the barn.

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まさかのときに備えて貯蓄せよ。

Keep something for a rainy day.

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Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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