Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to store, to save up, to stock up on, to lay in stock, to set aside.
  2. to accumulate (e.g. knowledge), to build up (e.g. experience), to develop (e.g. one's skills).
  3. to grow (a beard, mustache, etc.), to wear.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
蓄える たくわえる
 
 
貯える たくわえる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

amass, raise, hoard
チク たくわ.える (Early Jr. High, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
livestock, domestic fowl and animals
チク (Late Jr. High, N2)
mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン けん くろ (Early Jr. High, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)