Word Meaning 重ねる

かさねる kasaneru

重ねる is read as かさねる (kasaneru) and means to repeat many times over.

Meaning

English

  1. to repeat many times over
  2. to go through repeatedly
  3. to accumulate
  4. to pile up
  5. to heap up
  6. to stack up
  7. to put on top of another

Reading

Kana

かさねる

Romaji

kasaneru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4277 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

重んじる

おもんじる

to respect

重なる

かさなる

to be piled up

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

9

It is the case that when the years stack up, you come to see things.

As I grew older, my health declined.

You can't be too careful when you drive.

She became more beautiful as she got older.

We gain wisdom with age.

As he gets older, he's getting more and more stubborn.

I'm getting farsighted as I get older.

Like a good wine, he improves with age.

Kareishu is a special smell that comes as old people age. Popular expressions such as: "Ossan kusai" or "Oyaji kusai" (smelly old man) refer to this smell.