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徊
徊
13 strokes
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

be aggravated
grow worse
grow bulky
swell

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
スウ
シュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かさ
かさ.む
たか.い
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
たかし
たか
たけ

Common Words

かさむ
嵩む
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #29885
1

to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase

Examples
彼は借財がかさんでいた。
His debts were piling up.
かさばる
嵩張る
かさ張る
Godan verb
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #30486
1

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

Examples
この箱はかさばりすぎて運べない。
This box is too bulky to carry.
徊
かさ
Noun
Freq #32980
1

bulk; volume; quantity

Examples
民生用・産業用を含めて、ゴミのかさをコンパクト化する機器の今後の市場成長性が法制度の動向と関連して注目される。
Attention is focussed on the potential for growth of the personal and industrial use garbage compactor market in relation to trends in law.
高じる
昂じる
嵩じる
こうじる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #38739
1

to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

笠に着る
かさにきる
嵩に着る
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #41966
1

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

嚴徊
年かさ
としかさ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #42939
1

senior; older; elderly

水かさ
水徊
みずかさ
Noun
Freq #56092
1

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

かさにかかる
嵩にかかる
嵩に懸かる
笠にかかる
笠に懸かる
Expression
Godan verb
Usually kana
Freq #88326
1

to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing

嵩上げ
かさ上げ
かさあげ
～する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #97069
1

raising (an embankment, levee, etc.)

2

increasing (a budget, fees, etc.); raising; inflating (figures); padding (an expense account, bill, etc.)

かさ高
徊鍘
かさだか
～な Adj.
Freq #128757
1

bulky; unwieldy

2

haughty; high-handed

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