Japanese word

ダブる

Pronunciation

Romajidaburu

Meaning

  • verboverlap

Example

予定がダブっています。yo tei ga da bu tte i ma su

The schedules overlap.

Illustration for ダブる (overlap)

More examples

試験の日とアルバイトの予定がダブりました。shi ken no hi to a ru ba i to no yo tei ga da bu ri ma shi ta

The exam date overlapped with my work schedule.

Core concept

Describes one thing occurring on top of another, creating an overlap or an unintended duplicate.

Common phrases

  • 用事がダブるyō ji ga da bu ru

    appointments overlap

  • 日程がダブるnit tei ga da bu ru

    schedules overlap

Similar words

重なるkasanaru: To occur during the same time period as another event.
かぶるkaburu: To occur at the same time as another event in casual speech.
重複するchōfukusuru: To contain the same information or occupy the same range as another item.

Definition in Japanese

予定や内容などが重なり、一つであるはずのものが二つ以上になること。yo tei ya nai yō na do ga kasa na ri hito tsu de a ru ha zu no mo no ga futa tsu i jō ni na ru ko to

Word origin

The verb ダブる (daburu) is based on the loanword ダブル (daburu, "double") and takes the Japanese verb ending る (ru) to express becoming doubled or overlapping.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese scheduling, ダブる (daburu) commonly describes two appointments occupying the same time, a use related to "double-booked" in English.

Other meanings

  • be duplicatedverb
  • be repeatedverb

Related words

  • ダブりdaburiduplicationnoun

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