重ねる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 重ねる | 重ねない |
| Polite | 重ねます | 重ねません |
| Past polite | 重ねました | 重ねませんでした |
| Past | 重ねた | 重ねなかった |
| Te-form | 重ねて | 重ねないで |
| Desire | 重ねたい | 重ねたくない |
| Potential | 重ねられるalso 重ねれる | 重ねられないalso 重ねれない |
| Passive | 重ねられる | 重ねられない |
| Causative | 重ねさせる | 重ねさせない |
| Causative passive | 重ねさせられる | 重ねさせられない |
| Volitional | 重ねよう | |
| Polite volitional | 重ねましょう | |
| Imperative | 重ねろ | 重ねるな |
| Conditional | 重ねれば | 重ねなければ |
| Tara conditional | 重ねたら | 重ねなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
pile up; stack; put on top of another
Physical layering: placing objects on top of each other, stacking, or piling up.
I stacked the books on the desk.
皿を重ねて棚にしまう。
I stack the plates and put them away on the shelf.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
repeat many times; accumulate; go through repeatedly
Abstract layering: repeating actions, accumulating experiences, or going through something over and over. Often used with words like 経験, 努力, 失敗, 練習.
経験を重ねることで、技術が向上する。
By accumulating experience, your skills improve.
彼は失敗を重ねながらも、諦めなかった。
He didn't give up despite repeated failures.
I stacked the washed dishes and put them away in the cupboard.
He accumulated experience on the job and became a top-class craftsman.
She made repeated efforts and finally achieved her long-held dream.
He grew little by little even as he repeated his mistakes many times.
After repeated practice, I was finally able to play that piece.
積み上げる stresses building something up higher and higher, while 重ねる just describes placing layers on each other without necessarily implying height.
重ねる just means to layer or pile things, whereas 積み重ねる adds a nuance of sustained, cumulative effort or growth.
repeatedly; over and over; time and again · exceedingly; sincerely; very much
single layer; one set; suit of clothes; set of nested boxes
autumn garment; layered robe with bush clover motif
once more; repeatedly; again
layering clothing; wearing layers
layered mochi; small mochi on top of a big mochi · two things heaped together; one on top of another
overprint; overprinting
put on top of each other; superimpose
overstrike
overwrite; writing over
lap joint