Japanese word

重ねる

Pronunciation

Romajikasaneru

Meaning

  • verbstack

Example

本を三冊重ねます。hon o san satsu kasa ne ma su

I stack three books.

Illustration for 重ねる (stack)

More examples

洗った皿を大きさの順に重ねます。ara tta sara o ō ki sa no jun ni kasa ne ma su

I stack the washed plates by size.

Core concept

It conveys adding separate items in layers until they occupy the same vertical space.

Common phrases

  • 本を重ねるhon o kasa ne ru

    stack books

  • 皿を重ねるsara o kasa ne ru

    stack plates

  • 箱を重ねるbako o kasa ne ru

    stack boxes

Similar words

積むtsumu: To place items one on top of another, often to form a pile.

Definition in Japanese

物を上から順に置き、層を作る。mono o ue ka ra jun ni o ki sō o tsuku ru

Word origin

重ねる (kasaneru) is a native Japanese verb related to 重なる (kasanaru), with a transitive sense of causing things to lie one over another.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, the verb applies to flat objects such as books, plates, and clothes, so its meaning depends on what is being placed together.

Other meanings

  • pile upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 重ね方kasanekataway of stackingnoun
  • 重ねkasanestackingnoun

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