積 — jeok, ja

Parts that make up 積

How 積 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 積 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 禾, 責.

Korean example words with 積

• 적년積年 Korean gloss: 여러 해
• 적치積置 Korean gloss: 쌓아 둠
• 적로積勞 Korean gloss: 쌓인 피로
• 지적地積 Korean gloss: 땅의 넓이
• 재적載積 Korean gloss: 실어서 쌓음
• 적설積雪 Korean gloss: 쌓여 있는 눈
• 적세積世 Korean gloss: 거듭된 여러 대
• 적량積量 Korean gloss: 넓이와 무게와 용적
• 적회積懷 Korean gloss: 오랫동안 쌓인 회포
• 실적實積 Korean gloss: 실제의 용적이나 면적
• 적림積霖 Korean gloss: 계속해서 내리는 장마
• 적목積木 Korean gloss: 쌓는 나뭇가지나 토막

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 積

• 積極的せっきょくてき positive; assertive; active
• 積極せっきょく active; positive; progressive
• 面積めんせき area (measurement); square measure; size (of land)
• 積ん読つんどく buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books; tsundoku
• 累積るいせき accumulation; cumulative; accumulated
• 集積しゅうせき accumulation
• 蓄積ちくせき accumulation; accumulate; store
• 上積みうわづみ loading on top; piling on top; upper load
• 積み重ねつみかさね pile; accumulation
• 積せき product; volume; area
• 積立金つみたてきん reserve (fund); deposit
• 積むつむ to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.)

Characters sharing the phonetic 責

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “적”

Other hanja with radical 禾