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嵩張かさばる

かさばる kasabaru Play N1 Godan verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

物や荷物が大きくかさばって、扱いにくい状態になる。 to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

Example 1

箱はこのまま持もってくると嵩張かさばるから、袋ふくろに入いれ替かえて持もってきたんだ。

The box was too big and awkward, so I put these in a bag and brought them.

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Example 2

この箱はこはかさばりすぎて運はこべない。

This box is too bulky to carry.

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Kanji breakdown

嵩

N1

be aggravated; grow worse; grow bulky; swell

On reading
スウ、シュウ
Kun reading
かさ、かさ.む、たか.い
Radical
山

張

N1

counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent)

On reading
チョウ
Kun reading
は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
Radical
弓
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嵩む

N1

かさむ

to pile up; to increase

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張り紙

N1

はりがみ

paper patch; paper backing; poster

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突っ張る

N1

つっぱる

to support; to become stiff; to become taut; to thrust (ones opponent); to stick to (ones opinion)

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誇張

N1

こちょう

exaggeration

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主張

N3

しゅちょう

claim; request; insistence; assertion