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What is the Kanji for 'Accumulate'? | 積

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Accumulate', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Accumulate' is 積.

    kanji

    積

    Meaning

    Accumulate

    Reading

    kunyomiつ

    tsu

    onyomiせき

    seki

    Parts

    禾Cereal 責Blame, Liability

    Example Word

    積り: intention. The Japanese noun '積り (つもり)' means 'intention' or 'plan'. It is used to express one's intention or plan to do something in the future. It often follows a verb in its dictionary form or past tense to indicate what someone intends to do or thought they did. For example: I intend to go to Japan「日本に行くつもりです」(にほんにいくつもりです). I thought I had locked the door「ドアを閉めたつもりです」(ドアをしめたつもりです). It can also be used to express a mistaken belief or assumption, as in 'I thought I had explained it clearly「はっきり説明したつもりです」(はっきりせつめいしたつもりです)'.

    Radical

    禾

    Stroke Count

    16

    JLPT

    N3

    Grade

    4

    Frequency

    725

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 積

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    禾

    Meaning

    Cereal

    kanji

    責

    Meaning

    Blame, Liability

Words Using 積

This kanji is used in 7 words:

    word

    積り

    Meaning

    Intention

    word

    積もる

    Meaning

    Accumulate, Pile up

    word

    面積

    Meaning

    Area

    word

    積む

    Meaning

    Accumulate, Pile

    word

    積極

    Meaning

    Proactiveness

    word

    積極的

    Meaning

    Proactive

    word

    蓄積

    Meaning

    Accumulation

Kanji Related to 積 Through the Part 禾

These 29 kanji contain the part 禾 as well.

    kanji

    秀

    Meaning

    Excel, Excellent

    kanji

    科

    Meaning

    Section, Department

    kanji

    笑

    Meaning

    Laugh

    kanji

    和

    Meaning

    Peace

    kanji

    委

    Meaning

    Committee

    kanji

    秒

    Meaning

    Second (of time)

    kanji

    種

    Meaning

    Kind, Variety

    kanji

    穀

    Meaning

    Grain, Cereal

    kanji

    秋

    Meaning

    Autumn

    kanji

    稲

    Meaning

    Rice plant

    kanji

    稽

    Meaning

    Think, Consider

    kanji

    穫

    Meaning

    Harvest

    kanji

    稼

    Meaning

    Work, Earnings

    kanji

    移

    Meaning

    Move, Transfer

    kanji

    秘

    Meaning

    Secret

    kanji

    税

    Meaning

    Tax

    kanji

    奏

    Meaning

    Play music

    kanji

    穂

    Meaning

    Spike

    kanji

    私

    Meaning

    Private, Me

    kanji

    秩

    Meaning

    Order, Regularity

    kanji

    租

    Meaning

    Tariff, Land tax

    kanji

    利

    Meaning

    Profit, Advantage

    kanji

    稚

    Meaning

    Young, Immature

    kanji

    穏

    Meaning

    Calm, Moderate

    kanji

    程

    Meaning

    Order, Extent

    kanji

    稿

    Meaning

    Manuscript, Draft

    kanji

    称

    Meaning

    Appellation

    kanji

    季

    Meaning

    Season

    kanji

    香

    Meaning

    Fragrance

Kanji Related to 積 Through the Part 責

These 3 kanji contain the part 責 as well.

    kanji

    債

    Meaning

    Debt

    kanji

    績

    Meaning

    Achievement

    kanji

    漬

    Meaning

    Soak, Pickle

Learn the Kanji 積

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 積 mean?

積 means 'Accumulate'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N3 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.