Word details

積む

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 積む.

Dictionary

Entry

積むTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2313
1

to pile up; to stack

Examples
流しの横にお皿を積んでおいてくだされば、後で私が洗います。
If you stack the dishes up by the sink, I'll do them later.
2

to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack

Examples
その船は武器をいっぱいに積んでいた
The ship was stowed with arms.
3

to acquire; to accumulate

Examples
彼は幅広い経験を積んでいる人だ。
He is a man of wide experience.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass

16 strokesFrequency 541JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セキ

Kun

つ.む-づ.みつ.もるつ.もり

Nanori

さかしゃこずみつみ

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