貯 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- チョ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- to save up; store
Origin
貝 "money" plus 宁 "a stand for storing things"; money put away — hence "to save, store."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| チョ | 貯蓄・貯金・貯水池 |
|---|
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 貯金ちょきん
savings
- 貯水池ちょすいち
reservoir
Example
毎月すこしずつ貯金している。
I save a little money every month.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)