セキ, シャク, いさお, つむ.ぐ

merit, achievement

JLPT0 G13 S0 F5000

As per 責# (pile) + power/energy → *meritorious deed*; *achievements*; *exploits* (← figurative pile of deeds/achievements). For the conceptual link between achievements and a pile, compare .

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