積 — 16 strokes / Radical「禾」
道7Elementary year 4 / 16 strokes / Radical「禾」
- On
- セキ
- Kun
- つ(む)・つ(もる)
- Meaning
- to pile up; accumulate; area (math)
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 禾 (grain) with 責 for sound; to stack up grain, hence 'to pile up'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| セキ | 積雪・蓄積・面積 |
|---|---|
| つむ | 積む・下積み |
| つもる | 積もる・見積書 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 面積めんせき
area
- 積雪せきせつ
accumulated snow
Example
この 校ていの 面積を 計算する。
We calculate the area of this schoolyard.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)