JLPT N2 · Verb

蓄える (takuwaeru)

蓄える (たくわえる, takuwaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to store; to save up”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
たくわえる
Romaji
takuwaeru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to store; to save up; to stock up on; to lay in stock; to set aside · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to develop (e.g. one's skills) · ichidan verb, transitive
  3. to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

干し草を納屋に蓄えた。
We stored the hay in the barn.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 蓄える

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary蓄えるたくわえる takuwaeru
Polite (~masu)蓄えますたくわえます takuwaemasu
Negative蓄えないたくわえない takuwaenai
Polite negative蓄えませんたくわえません takuwaemasen
Past蓄えたたくわえた takuwaeta
Polite past蓄えましたたくわえました takuwaemashita
Negative past蓄えなかったたくわえなかった takuwaenakatta
Te-form蓄えてたくわえて takuwaete
Potential蓄えられるたくわえられる takuwaerareru
Passive蓄えられるたくわえられる takuwaerareru
Causative蓄えさせるたくわえさせる takuwaesaseru
Volitional蓄えようたくわえよう takuwaeyou
Imperative蓄えろたくわえろ takuwaero
Conditional (~ba)蓄えればたくわえれば takuwaereba

Kanji in 蓄える

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 蓄える.

蓄積ちくせきaccumulation貯蓄ちょちくsavings

Source: JMdict entry 1596860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.