Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(かさ)

to pile up, to increase

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 16,800

    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    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}

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      ()(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}

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      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}

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      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}

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      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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