12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache

Kun'yomi
  • to save up (money)
  • to store ②to accumulate (e.g. knowledge) ③to grow (a beard, mustache, etc.)
On'yomi
  • チョ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チョ 62.0%
める 38.0%

Character Breakdown

savings, store, lay in
チョ た.める たくわ.える (4th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
calm, peaceful, serene
チョ たくわ.える たたず.む
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

putting money aside ②accumulated surplus of wins
to save up (money)
to be saved up (of money)
storage of water
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References

Unicode hex code 8CAF
JIS X 0208 1-35-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4502
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5791
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1509
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1903
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1012
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 194
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 206
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1060
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1651
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 740
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36698
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 546
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 762
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 775
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 674
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 924
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 572
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 595
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 742
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1743
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 198
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7b5.1
Four corner code 6382.1
De Roo Code 3953