How to say "heap" in Japanese

• 山盛りやまもりCommon
  no-adjectiveThe everyday word for a heap of something piled high like a small mountain, especially food served heaped on a plate; its 'full measure' sense is a generous, heaped portion.
• 塚つかCommon
  nounCovers the mound and hillock side of 'heap': an earthen mound, typically one raised over a grave or a small hill. For an ordinary heap of objects it is seldom the word you want.
• 重ねかさねCommon
  nounA pile of things stacked in layers, such as layers of clothing or a set of boxes; it suits 'heap' only when things lie one on top of another.
• 堆積たいせきCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbAn accumulation or build-up: the heap viewed as material that has collected or been deposited in one place, as when earth, sand, or debris piles up.
• 山積みやまづみCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbA huge heap: things piled up mountain-high, often goods, luggage, or paperwork that has accumulated; use it when the sheer size of the pile is the point.
  この２日間かかん皿洗さらあらいする時間じかんもないよ。キッチンの流ながしに山積やまづみしているよ。↗

  I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink.

Choose 「山盛り」 for a heaped serving or mound of food, 「山積み」 for a huge pile of things, 「重ね」 for layers stacked one on another, 堆積 for an accumulation that has built up, and 塚 only for an earthen mound.

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• 山盛りやまもりheap
• 塚つかmound
• 重ねかさねpile
• 堆積たいせきaccumulation
• 山積みやまづみhuge mound
• ヒープheap
• 一山ひとやまpile (of something)
• 浴びせかけるあびせかけるto inundate (with questions)
• やまheap