積み重ねる
つみかさねる
to pile up, to accumulate
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Examples
努力を積み重ねた。
どりょくをつみかさねた。
I accumulated efforts.
本を机の上に積み重ねる。
ほんをつくえのうえにつみかさねる。
I stack the books on the desk.
小さな経験を積み重ねることでしか上達しない。
ちいさなけいけんをつみかさねることでしかじょうたつしない。
You only improve by building up small experiences one on another.
Common patterns
- 努力を積み重ねる
- to build up effort over time
- 経験を積み重ねる
- to accumulate experience
- 議論を積み重ねる
- to build up discussion
Memory tip
Literally stacking objects one on top of another, and by the same picture, steady accumulation over time. The emphasis is on patient repetition, not on the final size of the pile.
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