Meaning of 重なる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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重なるJLPT 2
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Kana Readingかさなる
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Romajikasanaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be piled up; to lie on top of one another
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously
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Example Sentences
重なる, かさなる used in context
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It never rains but it pours.
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Misfortunes always come in threes.
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She had one misfortune after another last year.
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The Emperor's Birthday fell on Sunday.
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One failure followed another.
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My birthday coincides with yours.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
On: ジュウ, チョウ
Kun: え, おも.い, おも.り, おも.なう, かさ.ねる, かさ.なる, おも
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