1.
to pile up, to stack
To place things on top of each other.
レンガを積む。
To stack bricks.
本を高く積む。
To pile books up high.
机の上に書類が山のように積まれている。
Documents are piled up like a mountain on the desk.
2.
to load, to pack
To put cargo onto a vehicle.
荷物を車に積む。
To load luggage onto a car.
トラックに荷物を積み込む。
To load cargo onto a truck.
船に食料を積んで出発した。
We loaded food onto the ship and departed.
3.
to accumulate
To build up experience or achievements.
経験を積む。
To accumulate experience.
練習を積む。
To build up practice.
何年も努力を積み重ねて、ようやく結果が出た。
After accumulating years of effort, results finally appeared.
積む means to pile up, stack, load, or accumulate—physically stacking things or figuratively building up experience.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 積もる (intransitive, to pile up by itself)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 荷物を積む: to load luggage
- 経験を積む: to gain/accumulate experience
- 練習を積む: to build up practice
- 努力を積み重ねる: to make sustained effort
COMPOUNDS:
- 積み重ねる: to pile up, accumulate
- 積み込む: to load (onto vehicle)
- 山積み: piled high like a mountain