累積

るいせき

accumulation

Also:cumulative

What does 累積 mean?

累積 is a Japanese noun meaning accumulation in English. It can also be translated as cumulative depending on context. It is written as 累積 in kanji, るいせき in hiragana, and ruiseki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

アメリカ人が貿易赤字を累積したのは、限度を超えたぜいたくをしたからですよ。

Americans accumulated their trade deficits by living far beyond their means.