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    3. 重ねる

    重ねる

    重かさね​る​

    to pile up

    N2KMT5News #9+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab12 strokes

    かさねる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another
    2.
    to repeat many times over, to go through repeatedly, to accumulate

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    本ほんを机つくえの上うえに重かさねて置おいた。

    I stacked the books on the desk.

    KMT4Daily Life
    失しっ敗ぱいを重かさねることで、人ひとは成せい長ちょうする。

    People grow by repeatedly making mistakes.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    毎まい日にち練れん習しゅうを重かさねて、やっと自じ転てん車しゃに乗のれるようになった。

    I practiced every day and finally became able to ride a bicycle.

    KMT5Daily Life
    彼かの女じょは服ふくを何なん枚まいも重かさねて着きていたので、とても暖あたたかそうだった。

    She was wearing many layers of clothes, so she looked very warm.

    KMT5Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    彼かれは長なが年ねんの研けん究きゅうを重かさね、ついにその理り論ろんを完かん成せいさせた。

    He conducted many years of research and finally completed the theory.

    KMT6Science & MathWork & Career

    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
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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