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Japanese symbol for “accumulate”

Romaji: chikuseki
accumulation; accumulate; store

In Japanese, accumulate is , read (chikuseki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs accumulation; accumulate; store

Kanji and stroke order

amass, raise, hoard
on: チク
kun: たくわ.える
13 strokes · JLPT 1
volume, product (x*y), acreage
on: セキ
kun: つ.む、-づ.み、つ.もる、つ.もり
16 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “accumulate”

WordReadingMeaning
つもる tsumoruto pile up; to accumulate
つみかさねる tsumikasaneruto pile up; to accumulate
つみたてる tsumitateruto accumulate; to save
たまる tamaruto collect; to gather; to save
かさねる kasaneruto repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょちく chochikusavings
びちく bichikustocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves
たくわえ takuwaestore; reserve; stock
ちくでんち chikudenchistorage battery
たくわえる takuwaeruto store; to save up; to stock up on
めんせき mensekiarea (measurement); square measure; size (of land)
せっきょく sekkyokuactive; positive; progressive
つみたて tsumitatesaving; savings; accumulation

See also: Chinese symbol for “accumulate”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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