# 積 — pile up; accumulate

積 means “pile up; accumulate”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: セキ (seki). Kun'yomi: つ(む) (tsumu). You'll see it in words such as 積む (tsumu, “to pile up; to stack”).

- Meaning: pile up; accumulate
- On'yomi: セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi: つ(む) (tsumu)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Numbers & amounts 3

## How to remember 積

Grain (禾) you are blamed (責) for not stacking: pile it up.

Sounds like 責: both read セキ.

Parts: 禾 grain · 責 blame

## Words with 積

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 積む | つむ (tsumu) | to pile up; to stack |
| 積もる | つもる (tsumoru) | to pile up; to accumulate |

## Don't confuse it with

[債](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/debt/) · [漬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pickle/) · [績](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/achievement/) · [賛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/approve/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 3” set

[量](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/quantity/) · [段](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/step/) · [程](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extent/) · [満](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/full/) · [積](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pile-up/) · [号](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/serial-number/) · [倍](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/double/) · [等](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/equal/) · [列](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/row/)

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