Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (む), Intransitive verb

嵩(かさ)むto pile up, to increase

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (む), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

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

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    嵩む 【かさむ】

    Details

      • か

      • さ

      • む

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    Examples

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

      When we added more staff, our operating costs increased.

      • N1

      荷(に)が嵩(かさ)んで倉庫(そうこ)が一(いっ)杯(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)が嵩(かさ)んでいるので、圧縮(あっしゅく)袋(ぶくろ)に毛布(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)：「娘(むすめ)たちが本(ほん)好(ず)きなもので、毎月(まいつき)の本代(ほんだい)が嵩(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)が嵩(かさ)めば嵩(かさ)むほど引越(ひっこ)し代(だい)が高(たか)くなるので、引越(ひっこ)し前(まえ)に断捨離(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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