JLPT N3 Intermediate
重ねる
To stack, layer, or repeat
Readings
Other forms
重ねます polite form
重ねて te-form
重ねた plain past
重ねられる potential/passive
重なる intransitive counterpart, "to be stacked"
1 Transitive Verb (Ichidan)
To stack" / "To layer
Describes the physical act of placing items directly on top of one another to form a pile or layers.
Example
引っ越し の ため に 、 段ボール を 部屋 の 隅 に 重ねて おい た 。
I stacked the cardboard boxes in the corner of the room for the move.
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2 Transitive Verb (Ichidan)
To repeat" / "To accumulate
Refers to repeating an action or accumulating intangible things like time, experience, or effort.
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