Kanji
N3 16 strokes Grade 4 freq #541

volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

grain nogi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

positive; assertive
active; positive
area (measurement); square measure
accumulation
accumulation
accumulation; accumulate
product
reserve (fund); deposit
loading; carrying
fallen snow; snow cover

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

buying books and not reading them; stockpiling books
loading on top; piling on top
pile; accumulation
to pile up; to stack
estimate; estimation
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board
piling up; making a heap
load; freight
lading; shipment

Example sentences

The Americans are an aggressive people.

Democracy encourages freedom.

Japan consists of four major islands and over 3,000 small islands, and is about equal to California in area.

The area of Canada is greater than that of the United States.