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回を重ねる (かいをかさねる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, ichidan verb
advance (of a baseball game) ; repeat
Used primarily in baseball to describe the game progressing through innings. The literal meaning is 'to pile up innings', but it can also mean 'to repeat' in a broader sense, though this usage is less common.
会かい
議ぎ
は
回かい
を
重かさ
ねる
うち
に
、
参さん
加か
者しゃ
の
意い
見けん
が
まとまっ
て
き
た
。
As the meetings were repeated, the participants' opinions came together.
Kanji 重 heavy, important, esteem Similar words 進すす む 進む is a general verb for 'to advance' or 'to progress', while 回を重ねる specifically refers to the progression of repeated events or innings, often in sports or meetings.
繰く り 返かえ す 繰り返す means 'to repeat' an action or event, but 回を重ねる emphasizes the accumulation of instances over time, often with a nuance of gradual development.
Etymology Compound of 回 (kai, 'time' or 'inning') + を (o, object marker) + 重ねる (kasaneru, 'to pile up' or 'to repeat'). The expression literally means 'to pile up times/innings'.
