See also: 积木 and 積み木

Chinese

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to amass; to accumulate; to store
to amass; to accumulate; to store; old; long-standing
 
tree; wood
trad. (積木)
simp. (积木)
 
積木

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ()() (tsumiki, building block)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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積木

  1. (countable) building block (children's toy) (Classifier: m)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
つ(み)
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 積み (tsumi, building up, piling up, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 積む (tsumu, to build up, to pile up)) +‎ (ki, wood).[1][2]

For pronunciation and definitions of 積木 – see the following entry.
[noun] a building block (children's toy)
(This term, 積木, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(つみ)() (Tsumiki

  1. a surname
Usage notes
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The surname is spelled without the okurigana (mi).

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
つ(む)
Grade: 4

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 積む (tsumu, to build up, to pile up) +‎ (ki, wood).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(つむ)() (Tsumuki

  1. a surname
Usage notes
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The surname is spelled without the okurigana (mu).

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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