貯

savings

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingチョ

Kun readingた.める、たくわ.える

putting money aside
deposit (e.g. in a bank)
accumulated surplus of wins
wins in the bank

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · house · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 206

Compound words

貯金ちょきん

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

貯水ちょすい

storage of water

貯蔵ちょぞう

storage; preservation; stocking; stockpiling; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)

貯蓄ちょちく

郵貯ゆうちょ

postal (post-office) savings (deposit)

貯水池ちょすいち

預貯金よちょきん

deposits and savings; bank account

貯食ちょしょく

(food) hoarding

貯金局ちょきんきょく

(Japanese) Postal Savings Bureau

貯金箱ちょきんばこ

貯めるためる

to save up (money)

貯まるたまる

貯金通帳ちょきんつうちょう

定額貯金ていがくちょきん

fixed-amount (postal) savings

備荒貯蓄びこうちょちく

famine-relief fund

貯蔵タンクちょぞうタンク

Additional Examples

彼は貯金を増やした。

He added to his savings.tatoeba

彼は貯金を上手に使った。

He put her savings to good use.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 貯

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step