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Japanese symbol for “accumulated”

Romaji: ruiseki
accumulation

In Japanese, accumulated is , read (ruiseki).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs accumulation
  2. adj-f cumulative; accumulated

Kanji and stroke order

accumulate, involvement, trouble
on: ルイ
11 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

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
るいけい ruikeicumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
るいしん ruishinsuccessive promotion; gradual progression; rising step by step
るいるい ruiruiin heaps
るいだい ruidaisuccessive generations
るいはん ruihanrepeated offense; repeated offence; recidivism
めんせき mensekiarea (measurement); square measure; size (of land)
せっきょく sekkyokuactive; positive; progressive
ちくせき chikusekiaccumulation; accumulate; store

See also: Chinese symbol for “accumulated”.

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.