Japanese symbol for “storing”
備蓄
びちく
Romaji: bichiku
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing
In Japanese, storing is 備蓄, read びちく (bichiku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “storing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ストア | ストア sutoa | storing (data in memory, etc.) |
| 入庫 | にゅうこ nyuuko | warehousing; storing |
| 取り置き | とりおき torioki | reserving; storing; setting aside |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 準備 | じゅんび junbi | preparation; arrangements; getting ready |
| 整備 | せいび seibi | maintenance; servicing |
| 設備 | せつび setsubi | equipment; facilities; installation |
| 予備 | よび yobi | reserve; spare |
| 守備 | しゅび shubi | defense; defence |
| 装備 | そうび soubi | equipment |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき chikuseki | accumulation; accumulate; store |
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく chochiku | savings |
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.