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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

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    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。

      If we increase the number of staff, operating expenses will pile up. {to pile up, to increase}

      • 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。

      I organized things because the load had piled up and the warehouse was full. {to pile up, to increase}

      • 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 put them in a compression bag. {to pile up, to increase}

      • 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 love books, and the monthly cost for books is piling up..." {to pile up, to increase}

      • 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。

      As the amount of luggage piles up, the cost of moving increases, so I decluttered before moving. {to pile up, to increase}

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