How to say 'Accumulate' or 'Pile up' in Japanese | 積もる

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The Japanese word for Accumulate or Pile up is 'Tsumoru', written as 積もる in Japanese.'Accumulate' or 'Pile up' in hiragana is つもる.

word

積もる

Meaning

Accumulate, Pile up

Reading

つもる

tsumoru

Kanji

積Accumulate

Explanation

The Japanese verb '積もる (つもる)' primarily means 'to accumulate' or 'to pile up'. It is often used to describe things like snow, dust, or even abstract concepts like stress or debt. For example: snow has piled up「雪が積もった」(ゆきがつもった). Dust has accumulated on the desk「机にほこりが積もっている」(つくえにほこりがつもっている). It can also be used metaphorically, such as when describing accumulated feelings or experiences. For instance: years of stress have piled up「長年のストレスが積もっている」(ながねんのストレスがつもっている). Note that this verb is intransitive, meaning it does not take a direct object.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1739

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 積もる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

積

Meaning

Accumulate

Hiragana in the Word 積もる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

も

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 積もる Through the Kanji 積

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 積 as well.

word

積り

Meaning

Intention

word

積極

Meaning

Proactiveness

word

積む

Meaning

Accumulate, Pile

word

面積

Meaning

Area

word

積極的

Meaning

Proactive

word

蓄積

Meaning

Accumulation

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'Tsumoru' means 'Accumulate' or 'Pile up' .

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