Word Meaning 嵩む

かさむ kasamu

嵩む is read as かさむ (kasamu) and means to mount up.

Meaning

English

  1. to mount up
  2. to pile up
  3. to accumulate
  4. to increase

Reading

Kana

かさむ

Romaji

kasamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 143064 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

かさ

bulk

嵩上げ

かさあげ

raising (an embankment, levee, etc.)

嵩高

すうこう

lofty (of a mountain)

嵩張る

かさばる

to be bulky

嵩密度

かさみつど

bulk density

年嵩

としかさ

senior

気嵩

きがさ

having a competitive spirit

Example Sentences

1

はなしがこじれて、もんだいがさらにかさむいっぽうだ。

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