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積
Accumulate, Pile Up
つ-む (tsu-mu), つ-もる (tsu-mo-ru)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The phrase 経験を積む (keiken o tsumu), meaning 'to gain experience,' is very common in Japanese. Experience is imagined as something that gradually piles up over time.
Memory Trick
Imagine stacking one box on top of another until they form a huge PILE. Every box ADDS to the total.
Readings
Onyomi: セキ (seki)
Kunyomi: つ-む (tsu-mu), つ-もる (tsu-mo-ru)
Example Words
積む
つむ (tsumu)
To pile up
積もる
つもる (tsumoru)
To accumulate
面積
めんせき (menseki)
Area
体積
たいせき (taiseki)
Volume
Example Sentence
雪が 道に 積もっています。
ゆきが みちに つもっています。
yuki ga michi ni tsumotteimasu
Snow has piled up on the road.