漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 416 strokesRadical
On
セキ
Kun
つ(む)・つ(もる)
Meaning
to pile up; accumulate; area (math)

Origin

ORIGIN

Phonetic-semantic: 禾 (grain) with 責 for sound; to stack up grain, hence 'to pile up'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

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

COMPOUNDS

  • 面積めんせき

    area

  • 積雪せきせつ

    accumulated snow

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

この 校ていの 面積を 計算する。

We calculate the area of this schoolyard.

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