蓄積(ちくせき)

ちくせき
noun, verb-suru
accumulation; buildup
1. accumulation; buildup; amassing
The gradual buildup or accumulation of something over time, whether tangible (wealth, fat, substances) or intangible (knowledge, experience, stress).
疲労(ひろう)が蓄積(ちくせき)している。
Fatigue has been building up.
長年(ながねん)の経験(けいけん)の蓄積(ちくせき)が彼(かれ)の強(つよ)みだ。
The accumulation of many years of experience is his strength.
毎日(まいにち)の小(ちい)さな努力(どりょく)を蓄積(ちくせき)することで、大(おお)きな成果(せいか)につながる。
By accumulating small daily efforts, you can achieve great results.

A compound of 蓄(ちく) (store, save) and 積(せき) (pile up, accumulate). Can be used as a noun or as a suru verb (蓄積(ちくせき)する).

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [thing]が蓄積(ちくせき)する (something accumulates)
  • [thing]を蓄積(ちくせき)する (to accumulate something)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 疲労(ひろう)が蓄積(ちくせき)する (fatigue accumulates)
  • 知識(ちしき)を蓄積(ちくせき)する (accumulate knowledge)
  • データを蓄積(ちくせき)する (accumulate data)
  • 経験(けいけん)の蓄積(ちくせき) (accumulation of experience)
  • 脂肪(しぼう)の蓄積(ちくせき) (fat buildup)

A versatile word used across many domains — health (fatigue, stress, fat), business (data, capital), and personal development (knowledge, experience). More formal than 溜(た)まる (to accumulate, informal).

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