累 — Accumulate / Involvement / Trouble / Tie Up

Master (高手)るい

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累 (readings: るい; Japanese kanji) means “Accumulate / Involvement / Trouble / Tie Up”. It is a Jōyō kanji taught in Japanese secondary school (junior & senior high) — the 高手 · Master tier beyond the grade 1–6 Kyōiku set, and appears in words such as 累積 (accumulation).

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Kanji	累
Meaning	Accumulate / Involvement / Trouble / Tie Up
Readings	るい
Grade	Master (高手 · secondary school)
Curriculum	Jōyō kanji · Japanese secondary school (JLPT N1–N2)
Example	累積 (accumulation)

How to read 累

累 is read るい depending on the word.

Words with 累

累積tích lũy

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Updated: 2026-07-22