積む

つむ

to pile up, to stack

Also:to load (car, ship, etc.), to acquire

What does 積む mean?

積む is a Japanese verb meaning to pile up, to stack in English. It can also be translated as to load (car, ship, etc.), to acquire depending on context. It is written as 積む in kanji, つむ in hiragana, and tsumu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

流しの横にお皿をんでおいてくだされば、後で私が洗います。

If you stack the dishes up by the sink, I'll do them later.

その船は武器をいっぱいにんでいた。

The ship was stowed with arms.

彼は幅広い経験をんでいる人だ。

He is a man of wide experience.