# 積 pile up

(wheat) + 責 (condemn) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
16 strokes

## Onyomi

SEKI |

## Mnemonic

| I condemn you for letting the wheat pile up too high! It is just reckless. Since 積 is a `SAME-ON` kanji, I won`t bother making an ONyomi mnemonic.

## Kunyomi

( を ) つ＊む | to pile up things (luggage, cargo, crap) or, to accumulate. ★★★☆☆
( が ) つ＊もる | something is piled up、something has accumulated ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

積極的(せっきょくてき) に　or な | active, enterprising ★★★☆☆ 積 (pile up) + 極 (extreme) + 的 (motivation / '-al') = 積極的 (active, enterprising) (adjective): enterprising, (adverb) :positively, aggressively. Someone who is really active and getting shit done and having opinions and stuff.
面積(めんせき) | area ★☆☆☆☆ 面 (front surface / face) + 積 (pile up) = 面積 (area) area, like square meters.
蓄積(ちくせき) する | accumulate. ☆☆☆☆☆ 蓄 (store or put aside) + 積 (pile up) = 蓄積 (accumulate.) accumulate. Used about bad things mostly - bills or stress piles up. Similar to 止まって来た (とまってきた） or 重なる (かさなる）。 But 蓄積 can also can be good, like the compound interest or accumulated knowledge.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
績 | achievements | STRING | 糸
積 | pile up | WHEAT |
程 | extent | KING | 王

She had a STRING of achievements in the field of piling up WHEAT.

The KING has the greatest extent of power.

## Synonyms

activity 活躍 活動 積極的
pile up, cram in 積む 積み上げる 重ねる 詰める
set aside, store 蓄える 蓄積 貯める 留まってきた 滞る 重なる 積み重ねる