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度重なる (たびかさなる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
occur repeatedly ; be repeated ; be frequent
Describes events, actions, or situations that happen many times, often with a nuance of accumulation or increasing seriousness. Commonly used in news reports and formal contexts.
度たび
重かさ
なる
注ちゅう
意い
に
も
かかわら
ず
、
彼かれ
は
同おな
じ
ミス
を
繰く
り
返かえ
し
た
。
Despite repeated warnings, he made the same mistake again.
Written forms 度たび 重かさ なる Usage 88%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and formal writing.
たびかさなる Usage 8%
たび 重かさ なる Usage 4%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
Kanji 度 degrees, occurrence, time 重 heavy, important, esteem Similar words 繰く り 返かえ す 繰り返す is a transitive verb meaning 'to repeat' something intentionally, while 度重なる is intransitive and describes events that happen repeatedly, often beyond one's control.
重かさ なる 重なる means 'to overlap' or 'to pile up', focusing on physical or temporal coincidence. 度重なる adds the nuance of 'many times' and is used for repeated occurrences.
Etymology Compound of 度 (たび, 'time, occasion') and 重なる (かさなる, 'to be piled up, to overlap'), literally 'times pile up'.
