Japanese word

積み重ね

Pronunciation

Romajitsumikasane

Meaning

  • nounaccumulation

Example

毎日の努力の積み重ねが自信になります。mai nichi no do ryoku no tsu mi kasa ne ga ji shin ni na ri ma su

The accumulation of daily effort builds confidence.

Illustration for 積み重ね (accumulation)

More examples

小さな成功の積み重ねが、大きな自信につながります。chii sa na sei kō no tsu mi kasa ne ga ō ki na ji shin ni tsu na ga ri ma su

The accumulation of small successes leads to great confidence.

Core concept

It shows how repeated additions build a result whose strength comes from what has gathered over time.

Common phrases

  • 努力の積み重ねdo ryoku no tsu mi kasa ne

    the accumulation of effort

  • 経験の積み重ねkei ken no tsu mi kasa ne

    the accumulation of experience

  • 信頼の積み重ねshin rai no tsu mi kasa ne

    the building of trust

Similar words

蓄積chikuseki: A store of knowledge, experience, or resources gathered over time.
積み上げtsumiage: A buildup created by steadily adding efforts or results over time.
累積ruiseki: An amount formed by adding separate values or effects over time.

Definition in Japanese

物事を続ける中で、同じような要素が一つずつ加わっていくこと。mono goto o tsuzu ke ru naka de ona ji yō na yō so ga hito tsu zu tsu kuwa wa tte i ku ko to

Word origin

積み重ね (tsumikasane, "accumulation") is formed from the verb stems of 積む (tsumu, "to pile up") and 重ねる (kasaneru, "to repeat or layer"), giving it a sense of building step by step.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a simple total, 積み重ね (tsumikasane) can emphasize the process behind an outcome, as in 経験の積み重ね (keiken no tsumikasane).

Other meanings

  • build-upnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 積み重ねるtsumikasanerubuild upverb
  • 積み重なるtsumikasanarupile upverb

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