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積

積 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「禾」+音符「責」。「たくわえる」「つみあげる」を意味する漢語｛積｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • セキElem.
Kun (native)
  • つ(む)Elem.
  • 〜づ(み)
  • つ(もる)Elem.
  • つ(もり)
Nanori (used in names)
  • か
  • さか
  • しゃこ
  • ずみ
  • つみ
Other languages
  • 拼音ji1
  • 한글jeog
  • 한글ja
  • Hán-ViệtTích
  • Hán-ViệtTí

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
禾(のぎ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7A4D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰禾責

Words using this kanji

  • 積極的せっきょくてき物事を自ら進んで行う様子。活発に推進していく様。 物事が存在する様。 論拠が直接的で強固な様。positive, assertive, active, proactive
  • 積極せっきょく自分から進んで、対象に対して行うこと。active, positive, progressive, anode
  • 積ん読つんどくつんどく 参照buying books and not reading them, stockpiling books, tsundoku, books bought but not read
  • 積み重ねつみかさねpile, accumulation
  • 積せき（セキ）二つ以上の数を掛け合わせて得られる値。 （セキ）大きさ。広さ。余地。product, volume, area
  • 積立金つみたてきん何かのために積み立てておく金銭。 企業が留保した利益のうち、定款や株主総会の議決により積み立てられた金銭。reserve (fund), deposit
  • 積むつむ「つむ」を参照。to pile up, to stack, to load (car, ship, etc.), to pack
  • 積載せきさい荷物や貨物を積み込み、載せること。loading, carrying
  • 積雪せきせつ降り積もった雪。fallen snow, snow cover
  • 積み込むつみこむto load (with goods, cargo), to put on board, to stow aboard
  • 積算せきさん多数の対象について順次積み上げるように加算を繰り返して総和を得ること。 費用を計算して見積もること。addition, adding up, integration, estimate
  • 積立つみたてsaving, savings, accumulation, putting aside
  • 積み重ねるつみかさねるto pile up, to accumulate
  • 積もりつもり「つもり」を参照。intention, plan, purpose, expectation
  • 積もるつもる「つもる」を参照。to pile up, to accumulate, to estimate
  • 積み荷つみにload, freight, cargo
  • 積み上げつみあげpiling up, making a heap, laying bricks
  • 積み出すつみだすto send off
  • 積み出しつみだしshipment, forwarding
  • 積年せきねん長い年月。(many) years, long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge), ancient

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Lookup codes

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