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積

Accumulate
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingセキ
Kun readingつ.む、つ.もる
JōyōGrade 4Level 29

Verbs with «積»

積む蓄積する積み重ねる積み上げる積もる見積もる積み立てる集積する
  1. product
  2. volume
  3. area

Synonyms

体積商面積

Homonyms

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Same reading (せき)
席 · seat咳 · cough関 · barrier堰 · dam籍 · one's family register

Popular Usage

積極的体積

Radicals and components

Radical禾grain
Components
How it's built
積
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · blame · grow up · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1663

Compound words

積極的せっきょくてき
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
体積たいせき
capacity; volume
積むつむ
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire
蓄積するちくせきする
to accumulate; to store up
集積しゅうせき
accumulation
積立つみたて
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
積極せっきょく
active; positive; progressive; anode
積載せきさい
loading; carrying
積算せきさん
addition; adding up; integration; estimate; quantity survey
積雪せきせつ
fallen snow; snow cover
堆積たいせき
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
蓄積ちくせき
accumulation; accumulate; store
面積めんせき
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
容積ようせき
capacity; volume
累積るいせき
accumulation; cumulative; accumulated
山積さんせき
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
上積みうわづみ
loading on top; piling on top; upper load; goods loaded on top; deck cargo
積もるつもる
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
積立金つみたてきん
reserve (fund); deposit
積ん読つんどく
buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku; books bought but not read
積み込むつみこむ
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
見積もりみつもり
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
作付面積さくづけめんせき
planted area
積み重ねつみかさね
pile; accumulation

Additional Examples

彼は損害を５００万円と見積もった。
He estimated the loss at five million yen.tatoeba
彼は積極的に人々に善行を施している。
He's active doing charity work.tatoeba
海外伝道も積極的に進めた。
He aggressively advanced the foreign mission.wiki
以来、海外公演にも積極的に参加。
Since then, he has actively participated in overseas performances.wiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Accumulate; area. 禾 (grain) + 責 — stacking sheaves into a rick. 面積 — area.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 積

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