Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food

蓄: amass, raise

Also: hoard, store

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

艹 carries the meaning · 畜 gives the sound

13 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

チクchiku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 貯蓄ちょちくsavings
  • 備蓄びちくstocking up (in case of emergency)
  • 蓄積ちくせき
  • 蓄財ちくざいamassing of wealth

たくわえるtakuwaeru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 蓄えるたくわえるto store; to save up; to stock up on
  • 蓄えたくわえstore; reserve; stock

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
More in the 艹 grass story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
艹

Also built on grass (艹)

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Also read チク

4 kanji share this on'yomi
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xù

Same form: 蓄 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
蓄 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
蓄 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin xù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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