蓄たくわえ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to something stored up for future use, especially money, food, or resources. Often used in contexts of financial savings or emergency supplies.

老ろう後ごのために蓄たくわえをする。
I save money for my retirement.
非ひ常じょう時じに備そなえて食しょく料りょうの蓄たくわえを増ふやした。
We increased our food stockpile in case of emergency.

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Usage patterns

蓄たくわえがあるto have savings/reserves
老ろう後ごのためにある程てい度どの蓄たくわえがある。
I have some savings set aside for my old age.
蓄たくわえを増ふやすto increase one's savings
毎まい月つき少すこしずつ蓄たくわえを増ふやしている。
I'm gradually increasing my savings every month.
蓄たくわえを崩くずすto dip into one's savings
急きゅうな出しゅっ費ぴで蓄たくわえを崩くずしてしまった。
An unexpected expense forced me to dip into my savings.
〈物もの〉の蓄たくわえが底そこをつくfor one's reserves of something to run out
非ひ常じょう食しょくの蓄たくわえが底そこをついた。
Our stockpile of emergency food ran out.

Kanji

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

Related words

貯ちょ金きんN4
貯金 refers specifically to money saved in a bank or postal account, while 蓄え can refer to any stored reserve, including food or supplies.
貯ちょ蓄ちくN2
貯蓄 is a more formal, often financial term for accumulated savings, while 蓄え is a plainer, everyday word covering money or supplies alike.
備び蓄ちく
備蓄 emphasizes stockpiling supplies like food or fuel for emergencies, whereas 蓄え is a more general term that can also mean money saved.
財ざい産さんN3
財産 covers all of a person's assets and property, a broader concept than 蓄え, which specifically means something set aside for future use.

Opposites

借しゃっ金きんN3
借金 is money one owes, the financial opposite of 蓄え, which is money or resources one has set aside.

Don't confuse with

蓄ちく積せきN1
蓄積 describes the abstract process or result of accumulating something (like fatigue or data), while 蓄え specifically means a stored reserve of money or supplies for later use.

Word family

蓄たくわえるN2
store; save up; stock up · accumulate; build up; develop · grow (facial hair); wear (a beard/mustache)

Written forms

蓄たくわえUsage74%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
貯たくわえUsage25%
Alternate kanji spelling, less common but still used.
たくわえUsage1%

Etymology

Derived from the verb 蓄える (たくわえる), meaning 'to store up' or 'to save'. The noun form 蓄え refers to the result of that action.