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N1 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

(かさ)to pile up, to increase

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to mount up, to pile up, to accumulate, to increase

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    嵩む 【かさむ】

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    Examples

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      人員(じんいん)()やしたら営業(えいぎょう)経費(けいひ)(かさ)んだ。

      When we added more staff, our operating costs increased.

      • N1

      ()(かさ)んで倉庫(そうこ)(いっ)(ぱい)だから整理(せいり)をしました。

      Inventory piled up and filled the warehouse, so I organized everything.

      • N1

      毛布(もうふ)(かさ)んでいるので、圧縮(あっしゅく)(ぶくろ)毛布(もうふ)をしまいました。

      The blankets were piling up, so I packed them into a compression bag.

      • N1

      父親(ちちおや):「(むすめ)たちが(ほん)()きなもので、毎月(まいつき)本代(ほんだい)(かさ)んでいます…。」

      Father: 'My daughters are bookworms, so our monthly book expenses just keep piling up...'

      • N1

      荷物(にもつ)(かさ)めば(かさ)ほど引越(ひっこ)(だい)(たか)くなるので、引越(ひっこ)(まえ)断捨離(だんしゃり)をしました。

      The more stuff you have, the more your moving costs increase, so I decluttered beforehand.

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