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貯める · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

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

〈物もの〉のためにお金かねを貯ためるto save up money for something
新あたらしい車くるまのためにお金かねを貯ためている。
I'm saving up money for a new car.
毎まい月つき〈数かず〉ずつ貯ためるto save a fixed amount little by little each month
毎まい月つき一いち万まん円えんずつ貯ためることにした。
I decided to save 10,000 yen every month.

貯たまるN3
貯まる is the intransitive partner meaning money 'accumulates' on its own, while 貯める is the transitive verb meaning someone actively saves it.

貯ちょ金きんN4
貯金 is usually used as a noun (or with する) meaning 'savings/to save money', while 貯める is the plain verb meaning to save something up.
蓄たくわえるN2
蓄える is more formal and can apply to food, knowledge or resources in general, while 貯める is used almost exclusively for money.
積つみ立たてる
積み立てる emphasizes saving money regularly in fixed installments, while 貯める is the general verb for accumulating savings.
溜ためるN2
貯める is used specifically for saving money or tangible resources with a clear purpose, while 溜める covers a wider range including intangible things like stress or unpaid debts.
積つむN3
貯める means to save up money or resources, whereas 積む for intangible things stresses gradual building through repeated effort, like experience or training.

使つかうN5
使う means to spend or use money, the opposite action of 貯める, which means to save it up.

溜ためるN2
溜める shares the same reading as 貯める but is used for accumulating non-monetary things like water, stress, or garbage rather than 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.