# 貯 — save up; store

貯 means “save up; store”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: チョ (cho). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: save up; store
- On'yomi: チョ (cho)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Money & trade 2

## How to remember 貯

Parts: 貝 shell; money · 宀 roof · 丁 street

## Don't confuse it with

[財](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wealth/) · [頂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summit/) · [賓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honoured-guest/) · [貪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/covet/)

## More in the “Money & trade 2” set

[貨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/currency/) · [賃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rent/) · [預](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deposit/) · [貯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/save-up/) · [貧](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/poor/)

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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/n2-kanji/save-up/. Last updated 2026-11-01.