Word Meaning 積む

つむ tsumu

積む is read as つむ (tsumu) and means to acquire.

Meaning

English

to acquire
to accumulate
to load (car, ship, etc.)
to pack
to pile up
to stack

Reading

Kana

つむ

Romaji

tsumu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 下ろす,降ろす Rank 5715 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

積み込む

つみこむ

to load (with goods, cargo)

積み立て

つみたて

saving

積雪

せきせつ

fallen snow

積もる

つもる

to estimate

積み重ねる

つみかさねる

to pile up

積立金

つみたてきん

reserve (fund)

積み重ね

つみかさね

pile

積ん読

つんどく

books bought but not read

積

せき

product

積み上げ

つみあげ

piling up

積み出し

つみだし

shipment

積み出す

つみだす

to send off

Example Sentences

車に、ここのカバンを積むの手伝ってもらえる？

Could you help me put these bags into the car?

その若い男性はその高齢の女性が車に買った食料を積むことを手伝った。

The young man helped the old lady load the groceries into her car.

それで雪を踏み固めてブロックを作り、それを積むような方法が適しているんですね。

And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.

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