山さん積せき

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山積する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

piling up; accumulating; lying in piles

Describes things, especially problems or work, accumulating in large amounts. Often used with する to mean 'to pile up' or 'to mount'.

〈事こと〉が山さん積せきするfor (problems/tasks) to pile up
未み解かい決けつの問もん題だいが山さん積せきしている。
Unresolved problems are piling up.
〈事こと〉山さん積せきの〈事こと〉an issue/situation full of piled-up (problems, tasks)
課か題だい山さん積せきの状じょう況きょうを何なんとかしなければならない。
We have to do something about the situation with all these piled-up tasks.

蓄ちく積せきN1
蓄積 emphasizes gradual accumulation over time (e.g. fatigue, knowledge, data), whereas 山積 stresses the sheer visible bulk of things (usually problems or work) piling up.
累るい積せき
累積 is used for numerical or cumulative buildup (debt, interest, totals), while 山積 is broader and typically used for tasks or problems mounting up.
山やま積づみN1
山積み and 山積 both mean 'to pile up', but 山積 is more formal and literary, common in written phrases like 問題が山積する, while 山積み is more conversational.

山やま積づみN1
山積 is the abstract, often figurative accumulation of problems or tasks, while 山積み usually describes a concrete physical pile of objects, despite sharing nearly the same kanji.

Compound of 山 (mountain) and 積 (accumulate), literally 'mountain-like accumulation'.