1.
to store; to accumulate; to save up
To gather and keep resources, money, or supplies for future use.
将来のために貯金を蓄える。
I'm saving up money for the future.
冬に備えて食料を蓄えた。
I stored food in preparation for winter.
長年の経験で知識を蓄えてきた。
I've accumulated knowledge through years of experience.
2.
to grow (a beard); to let grow
To let facial hair grow, particularly a beard or mustache.
父は髭を蓄えている。
My father has grown a beard.
立派な口髭を蓄えた紳士。
A gentleman with a fine mustache.
あの教授は白い顎鬚を蓄えている。
That professor has a white beard.
蓄える implies deliberate accumulation over time.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 財産を蓄える: to accumulate wealth
- 体力を蓄える: to build up stamina
- 知識を蓄える: to accumulate knowledge
- 髭を蓄える: to grow a beard
KANJI NOTE:
The kanji 蓄 relates to storage and accumulation. Related words:
- 蓄積: accumulation
- 貯蓄: savings
- 備蓄: stockpile