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積み立てる (つみたてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

積つみ立たてる

つ

み

た

て

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

accumulate; save up; put aside

Often used for systematically setting aside money or resources over time, such as in savings plans or funds.

毎まい月つき少すこしずつお金かねを積つみ立たてている。
I save up a little money every month.

将しょう

来らい

の

ため

に

積つ

み

立た

てる

習しゅう

慣かん

を

つけ

たい

。

I want to develop the habit of putting money aside for the future.

Written forms

積つみ立たてるUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
積つみ立たてるUsage1%
Variant spelling without the okurigana み; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

積volume, product (x*y), acreage
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

貯ためる
貯める is a general verb for saving or storing up, while 積み立てる emphasizes a systematic, periodic accumulation, often in a financial context.
積つむ
積む means to pile up or load, and can be used for abstract accumulation, but 積み立てる specifically implies setting aside resources in a planned manner.

Etymology

Compound of 積む (to pile up, accumulate) and 立てる (to set up, establish), suggesting the idea of building up something by setting it aside regularly.