積む (つむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

積む (つむ) means to pile up / to stack.

See example sentences below.

積む at a glance

積む

つむtsumu

N3verb

to pile up / to stack

積むつむtsumuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to pile up / to stack

Example 1

本を机の上に積んだ。

Translation

I piled books on the desk.

Example 2

経験を積んで仕事がうまくなった。

Translation

I gained experience and got better at my job.