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山積み

Reading

Kana: やまづみ
Romaji: yamazumi
Kana
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Definition

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huge mound; heap; pile

Kanji

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: セキ、 つ.む、 -づ.み、 つ.もる、 つ.もり
Meanings: volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass

Example Sentences

(わたし)はやるべきことを山積(やまづ)みにしている。
➥I've got too much to do.
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(いち)(にち)風邪(かぜ)(やす)んだだけなのに、(つくえ)(うえ)書類(しょるい)山積(やまづ)みになっている。
➥I only missed one day of work because of a cold and my desk is piled high with papers.
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彼女(かのじょ)()新聞紙(しんぶんし)山積(やまづ)みにして()いておいた。
➥She left the old newspapers lying in a heap.
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この2日間(にちかん)皿洗(さらあら)いする時間(じかん)もないよ。キッチンの(なが)しに山積(やまづ)みしているよ。
➥I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink.
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