嵩む

Reading

Kana: かさむ

Romaji: kasamu

Definition

v5m

vi

1

to pile up; to increase

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

嵩

Readings: スウ、 シュウ、 かさ、 かさ.む、 たか.い

Meanings: be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky, swell

Example Sentence

彼(かれ)は借財(しゃくざい)がかさんでいた。

➥His debts were piling up.