# 蓄 — amass; stock up

蓄 means “amass; stock up”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: チク (chiku). Kun'yomi: たくわ(える) (takuwaeru). You'll see it in words such as 蓄える (takuwaeru, “to store; to save up”).

- Meaning: amass; stock up
- On'yomi: チク (chiku)
- Kun'yomi: たくわ(える) (takuwaeru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 1

## How to remember 蓄

Sounds like 畜: both read チク.

Parts: 艹 grass · 畜 livestock

## Words with 蓄

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 蓄える | たくわえる (takuwaeru) | to store; to save up |
| 蓄え | たくわえ (takuwae) | store; reserve |

## Don't confuse it with

[畜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/livestock/) · [舷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/side-of-a-ship/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 1” set

[充](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fill/) · [微](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/minute/) · [斉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-together/) · [尽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exhaust/) · [蓄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amass/) · [丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [騰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soar/) · [剰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excess/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/amass/. Last updated 2026-11-01.