Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 重なる

    重なる

    重かさな​る​

    to be piled up

    N2KMT10News #45+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    かさなる

    Verb, Intransitive

    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

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    本ほんが机つくえの上うえに重かさなっている。

    Books are piled up on the desk.

    KMT7Daily LifeHome & Housing
    偶ぐう然ぜんにも、彼かれの誕たん生じょう日びと私わたしの記き念ねん日びが重かさなった。

    Coincidentally, his birthday and my anniversary fell on the same day.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    複ふく数すうの困こん難なんが重かさなり、彼かれは精せい神しん的てきに追おい詰つめられた。

    Multiple difficulties piled up, and he was mentally cornered.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    仕し事ごととプライベートの予よ定ていが重かさなってしまい、調ちょう整せいが大たい変へんだ。

    My work and private plans overlap, making it difficult to adjust.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれの言こと葉ばには、長なが年ねんの経けい験けんが重おもみとなって重かさなっている。

    His words carry the weight of many years of experience.

    KMT10Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    重
    え・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる…(6)
    heavy・important・esteem・respect・heap up…(3)
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 重
    • な
    • る

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›