Word details

重ねる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 重ねる.

Dictionary

Entry

重ねるさねるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1170
1

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to put on top of another

Examples
机の上には漫画本が重ねてあった。
The comic books were piled on the desk.
2

to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

Examples
彼は悪事を重ねた
He committed one crime after another.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

9 strokesFrequency 193JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ジュウチョウ

Kun

おも.いおも.りおも.なうかさ.ねるかさ.なるおも

Nanori

さねしげしげる

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