Word Meaning 嵩張る

かさばる kasabaru

嵩張る is read as かさばる (kasabaru) and means to be bulky.

Meaning

English

  1. to be bulky
  2. to be unwieldy
  3. to grow voluminous

Reading

Kana

かさばる

Romaji

kasabaru

Writing Variants

  • かさ張る かさばる kasabaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 49779 Priority H

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

嵩密度

かさみつど

bulk density

威張る

いばる

to put on airs

張る

はる

to be expensive

引っ張る

ひっぱる

to lead (e.g. one's followers)

踏ん張る

ふんばる

to brace one's legs

頑張る

がんばる

to insist that

張り切る

はりきる

to be in high spirits

Example Sentences

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せんたくものはかわいているのに、みょうにかさばる。

The laundry is dry, but it is strangely bulky.

ふゆもののふくはかるくてもかさばる。

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

このふとんはあたたかいが、おしいれでかさばる。

This futon is warm, but it takes up a lot of room in the closet.

Since futons are bulky, it's a good idea to compress and store futons that are used infrequently, such as guest futons, in a vacuum-sealed storage bag.