貯ためる

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め

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used specifically for saving money over time, often with a goal in mind.

旅りょ行こうのために毎まい月つき少すこしずつお金かねを貯ためている。
I'm saving up a little money each month for a trip.
彼かれは若

わか

い

うち

に

家いえ

を

買か

う

ため

に

貯ちょ

金きん

を

貯た

め

た

。

He saved up money to buy a house while he was young.

貯ちょ金きん
貯金 is the noun for savings or the act of saving money, while 貯める is the verb meaning to save up.
蓄たくわえる
蓄える can mean to store or accumulate various resources (money, food, knowledge), while 貯める is almost exclusively used for money.

The kanji 貯 means 'save' or 'store', and the verb ためる is a transitive Ichidan verb. The reading ためる is native Japanese.