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 141495 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

かさ

bulk

嵩上げ

かさあげ

raising (an embankment, levee, etc.)

嵩高

かさだか

bulky

嵩高

すうこう

lofty (of a mountain)

嵩高い

かさだかい

bulky

嵩張る

かさばる

to be bulky

嵩密度

かさみつど

bulk density

借金が嵩む

しゃっきんがかさむ

to get deeper in debt

年嵩

としかさ

senior

気嵩

きがさ

having a competitive spirit

値嵩株

ねがさかぶ

high-priced stocks

値嵩

ねがさ

high price

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.