Japanese word

重なる

Pronunciation

Romajikasanaru

Meaning

  • verboverlap

Example

二つの予定が重なります。futa tsu no yo tei ga kasa na ri ma su

The two schedules overlap.

Illustration for 重なる (overlap)

More examples

二枚の紙が重なっています。ni mai no kami ga kasa na tte i ma su

The two sheets of paper overlap.

Core concept

Expresses different things occupying the same place, layer, or time instead of remaining separate.

Common phrases

  • 予定が重なるyo tei ga kasa na ru

    schedules overlap

  • 時間が重なるji kan ga kasa na ru

    times overlap

  • 行事が重なるgyō ji ga kasa na ru

    events overlap

Similar words

かぶるkaburu: To cover the same area or take place during the same time, especially in everyday speech.
重複するchōfukusuru: To share the same space or time, or to contain the same information more than once.

Definition in Japanese

複数の物や事柄が同じ位置や時期に重なった状態になる。fuku sū no mono ya koto gara ga ona ji i chi ya ji ki ni kasa na tta jō tai ni na ru

Word origin

The native verb 重なる (kasanaru, "overlap") is related to 重ねる (kasaneru, "to place one thing over another"), sharing the idea of things lying together rather than separately.

Usage tips

  • A schedule can 重なる (kasanaru) even when the events do not physically touch, because the word also describes two time periods falling together.

Other meanings

  • pile upverb
  • coincideverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 重なりkasanarioverlapnoun

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