01
貯金
ちょきん
savings
Meanings
- savings
- store
- lay in
- keep
- wear mustache
Readings
Onyomi
- チョ
Kunyomi
- た.める
- たくわ.える
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Useful words
02
貯める
ためる
to save money
03
貯金箱
ちょきんばこ
piggy bank
04
貯蓄
ちょちく
savings
05
貯蔵
ちょぞう
storage
06
貯水池
ちょすいち
reservoir
Compare Kanji
01蓄Meaning88%amass, raiseStoring up is central to both; 蓄 feels like accumulation, 貯 like saved reserves.02預Meaning82%deposit, custodySavings and deposits meet neatly, with 預 adding the idea of entrusting something.03財Component72%property, moneyThe shell-money side connects 貯 with 財, moving from saving to assets.04貨Component68%freight, goods貨 carries the same money-shell family, but points toward goods and currency.05貝Component74%shellfish貝 is the small shell form behind the money side of 貯.06蔵Meaning70%storehouse, hideA storehouse sense in 蔵 matches the idea of keeping things saved in 貯.