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嵩かさむ

かさむ kasamu Play N1 Godan verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

数や量、特に費用や負担などが増えて大きくなる。 to pile up; to increase

Example 1

彼かれは借財しゃくざいがかさんでいた。

His debts were piling up.

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Example 2

光熱費が嵩んで、家計を圧迫している。

Utility bills have piled up and are straining the household budget.

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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
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嵩張る

N1

かさばる

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous