Word details

かさむ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かさむ.

Dictionary

Entry

さむ嵩むIntransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

be aggravated, grow worse, grow bulky, swell

13 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9

On

スウシュウ

Kun

かさかさ.むたか.い

Nanori

たかしたかたけ

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