Vocabulary

What does 積む (つむ, tsumu) mean?

積む (つむ, tsumu) means to load, to pile up; to accumulate (experience).

Quick facts
Readingつむ
Romajitsumu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
つむ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontsumu

to load, to pile up; to accumulate (experience)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to pile up; to stack
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to acquire; to accumulate

Example sentences

  • I loaded the cargo onto the truck.

  • He built up a lot of experience at this factory.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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