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重なる

Reading

Kana: かさなる
Romaji: kasanaru
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Definitions

v5r
vi
1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another

2

to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate

3

to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

Example Sentences

不幸(ふこう)(かさ)なるものだ。
➥Misfortunes always come in threes.
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(つぎ)から(つぎ)へと失敗(しっぱい)がかさなった。
➥One failure followed another.
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彼女(かのじょ)昨年(さくねん)不幸(ふこう)なことが(かさ)なった。
➥She had one misfortune after another last year.
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物事(ものごと)(かさ)なって()こる。
➥It never rains but it pours.
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天皇誕生日(てんのうたんじょうび)日曜日(にちようび)(かさ)なった。
➥The Emperor's Birthday fell on Sunday.
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今度(こんど)祭日(さいじつ)日曜日(にちようび)(かさ)なります。
➥The next holiday falls on a Sunday.
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