JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1
嵩

Meaning

Kanji 嵩

be aggravated

be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky, swell

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
かさかさ.むたか.い
Onyomi 音読み
スウシュウ
Nanori 名乗り
たかしたかたけ
Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
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Strokes
13
Radical
山
Components
亠 • 冂 • 口 • 山 • 高
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 1
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Related vocabulary

19 common entries

Showing 19 of 19 entries that include this kanji.

嵩

かさ

bulk

かさ高

かさだか

bulky

笠に着る

かさにきる

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

高じる

こうじる

to grow in intensity

高ずる

こうずる

to grow in intensity

嵩にかかる

かさにかかる

to be highhanded

嵩む

かさむ

to mount up

嵩高

すうこう

lofty (of a mountain)

嵩上げ

かさあげ

raising (an embankment, levee, etc.)

嵩張る

かさばる

to be bulky

嵩密度

かさみつど

bulk density

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

荷物が嵩んで、かばんが閉まらない。

The luggage has gotten bulky, so the bag will not close.

洗濯物は乾いているのに、妙に嵩張る。

The laundry is dry, but it is strangely bulky.

書類の枚数が増えて、費用も嵩んだ。

The number of documents increased, and the cost also swelled.

話がこじれて、問題がさらに嵩む一方だ。

Things have gotten complicated, and the problem only keeps getting worse.

冬物の服は軽くても嵩張る。

Winter clothes are light, but they still take up a lot of space.