Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be piled up, to lie on top of one another.
  2. to come one after another, to happen over and over, to pile up (e.g. stress), to accumulate.
  3. to overlap (each other), to occur at the same time, to happen simultaneously.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
重なる かさなる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)