蓄える (たくわえる, takuwaeru) Japanese meaning: store | Kotomora

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蓄える · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	蓄たくわえる	蓄たくわえない
Polite	蓄たくわえます	蓄たくわえません
Past polite	蓄たくわえました	蓄たくわえませんでした
Past	蓄たくわえた	蓄たくわえなかった
Te-form	蓄たくわえて	蓄たくわえないで
Desire	蓄たくわえたい	蓄たくわえたくない
Potential	蓄たくわえられるalso 蓄たくわえれる	蓄たくわえられないalso 蓄たくわえれない
Passive	蓄たくわえられる	蓄たくわえられない
Causative	蓄たくわえさせる	蓄たくわえさせない
Causative passive	蓄たくわえさせられる	蓄たくわえさせられない
Volitional	蓄たくわえよう
Polite volitional	蓄たくわえましょう
Imperative	蓄たくわえろ	蓄たくわえるな
Conditional	蓄たくわえれば	蓄たくわえなければ
Tara conditional	蓄たくわえたら	蓄たくわえなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

store; save up; stock up

Used for tangible goods, money, or supplies kept for future use. Often implies deliberate accumulation.

冬ふゆに備そなえて食しょく料りょうを蓄たくわえる。

Kanji

蓄amass, raise, hoard
貯savings, store, lay in

Related words

貯ためるN3sense 1
ためる is a casual, general verb for accumulating anything (including stress), while 蓄える sounds more deliberate and often implies a positive, purposeful buildup.
貯ちょ金きんN4sense 1
貯金する specifically means to save money in a bank account, while 蓄える can refer to storing any kind of resource, tangible or intangible.
蓄ちく積せきN1sense 2
蓄積する is a more formal, often technical word for accumulation (e.g. of data or fatigue), while 蓄える is the everyday verb for building up knowledge or resources.
溜ためるN2
蓄える is a more formal, written word for storing up resources, energy, or knowledge for future use, whereas 溜める is the everyday word and can also carry a negative nuance like piling up stress or debt.
積つむN3
蓄える means to store up resources or knowledge for future use, while 積む focuses on the process of accumulating through repeated action.

Opposites

消しょう費ひN3sense 1
消費する means to use up or consume, the opposite of 蓄える which means to store away for later use.

Don't confuse with

備そなえるN3sense 1
備える means to prepare or equip for something (e.g. for an emergency), whereas 蓄える means to actually store up a resource; they overlap when stockpiling supplies but 備える focuses on readiness, not accumulation.
培つちかう
蓄える means to store up or save resources (money, food, knowledge) for future use, while 培う means to nurture an abstract quality through sustained effort, not simply accumulate it.

Word family

蓄たくわえ
savings; reserves; stockpile

Written forms

蓄たくわえるUsage60%
Standard kanji spelling for storing, saving, and accumulating.
たくわえるUsage27%
貯たくわえるUsage14%
Rare variant; 貯 emphasizes monetary saving but is not the common spelling.

Etymology

Compound of たくわ (takuwa, meaning 'to store') + える (eru, a verbalizing suffix). The kanji 蓄 means 'store' or 'accumulate', and 貯 is a variant used specifically for monetary savings.

蓄たくわえる

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