重ねる|かさねるkasaneru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to put on top of another
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 重ねる（かさねる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 重ねます（かさねます） |
| Negative (nai) | 重ねない（かさねない） |
| polite (masen) | 重ねません（かさねません） |
| classical zu / nu | 重ねず・重ねぬ（かさねず・かさねぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 重ねた（かさねた） |
| polite (mashita) | 重ねました（かさねました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 重ねなかった（かさねなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 重ねませんでした（かさねませんでした） |
| Te form | 重ねて（かさねて） |
| Potential | 重ねられる（かさねられる） |
| Passive | 重ねられる（かさねられる） |
| Causative | 重ねさせる（かさねさせる） |
| Causative passive | 重ねさせられる（かさねさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 重ねれば（かさねれば） |
| tara | 重ねたら（かさねたら） |
| Volitional | 重ねよう（かさねよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 重ねましょう（かさねましょう） |
| Imperative | 重ねろ（かさねろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
皿が重なる
皿を重ねる
重なる describes things coming to overlap or pile up on their own, while 重ねる focuses on a person deliberately stacking or layering them.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym積み重ねるつみかさねるNeutralPiles up layer by layer and, figuratively, stresses steady accumulation, as in 「努力を積み重ねる」; use it when the point is building up, not layering or repeating.
- Synonym積み上げるつみあげるNeutralPiles things up high, like stacking books, or builds up achievements; the focus is on reaching a height rather than on layering or repeating.
- Synonym積むつむNeutralCovers stacking, loading, and accumulating experience; 「重ねる」 centers on layering or repeating, so the two are not always interchangeable.
- Related重ね合わせるかさねあわせるNeutralOverlaps and aligns two things, e.g. laying photos on top of each other to compare; also figurative, as in projecting oneself onto another.
- Antonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralAntonym: removes or takes something away, the reverse of 「重ねる」's adding one thing on top of another.
Use 「重ねる」 for layering things, repeating actions, or accumulating years; 「積み重ねる」 stresses steady buildup, 「積み上げる」 piling high, 「積む」 loading, and 「重ね合わせる」 overlapping to compare.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
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