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貯

Savings
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingチョ
Kun readingた.める
JōyōGrade 5Level 26

Verbs with «貯»

貯める貯まる
  1. putting money aside
  2. deposit (e.g. in a bank)
  3. accumulated surplus of wins
  4. wins in the bank

Radicals and components

Radical貝shell
Components
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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
savings
郵貯ゆうちょ
postal (post-office) savings (deposit)
貯水池ちょすいち
reservoir
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
savings box
貯めるためる
to save up (money)
貯まるたまる
to be saved up (of money)
貯金通帳ちょきんつうちょう
bank book
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
storage tank

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

Save, store. 貝 (money) + 宁 (storage) — money laid up in a store. 貯金 — savings.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 貯

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