蓄える

• 読み: たくわえる
• ローマ字: takuwaeru
• 漢字の分解: 蓄 (chiku/takuwa) — store, amass, save up
• 発音: /ta.kɯ.wa.e.ɾɯ/

意味

To store up; to save; to accumulate; to stock up on resources for future use.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb meaning to accumulate and save resources over time. Used for money, food, knowledge, energy, and even physical features like a beard (ひげを蓄える). Implies deliberate, gradual accumulation with future use in mind. More purposeful than simply 貯める.

例文

1. 冬に備えて食料を蓄えておいた。
2. 彼は長年の経験で豊富な知識を蓄えている。
3. 将来のために少しずつお金を蓄えている。

使い方ガイド

場面: finances, preparedness, self-improvement

トーン: prudent

起源と歴史

From the kanji 蓄 (store, amass), combining 艹 (grass/plants) with 畜 (livestock). The original meaning was to store food and raise livestock — fundamental acts of saving for the future.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal