Word Meaning 重なる

かさなる kasanaru

重なる is read as かさなる (kasanaru) and means to be piled up.

Meaning

English

  1. to be piled up
  2. to lie on top of one another
  3. to overlap (each other)
  4. to occur at the same time
  5. to happen simultaneously
  6. to come one after another
  7. to happen over and over
  8. to pile up (e.g. stress)

Reading

Kana

かさなる

Romaji

kasanaru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7805 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

重ねる

かさねる

to repeat many times over

重んじる

おもんじる

to respect

重んずる

おもんずる

to honor

重る

おもる

to get heavy

重体

じゅうたい

serious condition

重大

じゅうだい

serious

重さ

おもさ

weight

重み

おもみ

weight

重力

じゅうりょく

gravity

重心

じゅうしん

(one's) balance

重い

おもい

heavy

重工業

じゅうこうぎょう

heavy industry

Example Sentences

5

Misfortunes always come in threes.

The teacher was worried by Tom's frequent absence from class.

The teacher was worried by Tom's frequent absences from class.

The coach made a face because the defense kept making errors.

I think customers are basically selfish, but if their selfishness continues, then it is unbearable.