積 Kanji – volume
The Japanese kanji 積 can mean volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass.
Meaning and Readings
How is 積 read?
積 has the onyomi reading セキ and the kunyomi readings つむ, -づみ, つもる, つもり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as seki, tsumu, zumi, tsumoru, tsumori.
Common Japanese Words Using 積
These common Japanese words contain 積. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 集積（しゅうせき） — accumulation
- 上積み（うわづみ） — loading on top, piling on top, upper load, goods loaded on top, deck cargo
- 積（せき） — product
- 積み込む（つみこむ） — to load (with goods, cargo), to put on board, to stow aboard
- 積み重ねる（つみかさねる） — to pile up, to accumulate
- 積立（つみたて） — saving, savings, accumulation, putting aside, reserving
- 積む（つむ） — to pile up, to stack
- 積もり（つもり） — intention, plan, purpose, expectation
- 積もる（つもる） — to pile up, to accumulate
- 積極（せっきょく） — active, positive, progressive