重かさねる

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

pile up; stack; put on top of another

Physical layering: placing objects on top of each other, stacking, or piling up.

本ほんを机つくえの上うえに重かさねて置おいた。
I stacked the books on the desk.
皿さらを重かさねて棚たなにしまう。

I stack the plates and put them away on the shelf.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

repeat many times; accumulate; go through repeatedly

Abstract layering: repeating actions, accumulating experiences, or going through something over and over. Often used with words like 経験, 努力, 失敗, 練習.

経けい験けんを重かさねることで、技ぎ術じゅつが向こう上じょうする。
By accumulating experience, your skills improve.
彼かれは失しっ敗ぱいを重かさねながらも、諦あきらめなかった。
He didn't give up despite repeated failures.

Written forms

重かさねるUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
かさねるUsage5%

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem

Similar words

積つむ
積む also means 'to pile up' or 'to accumulate', but is often used for loading cargo, building up a stack, or accumulating abstract things like experience or savings. 重ねる emphasizes layering one thing on top of another, while 積む focuses on the resulting pile or accumulation.
繰くり返かえす
繰り返す means 'to repeat' an action or event, often in a more mechanical or cyclical sense. 重ねる in its abstract sense implies a gradual accumulation through repetition, often with a nuance of building up something (like experience or effort).

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 重い (heavy) and the verb-forming suffix ねる, indicating a repeated or layered action. The kanji 重 carries the meaning of 'heavy' and 'layered'.