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嵩: bulk

bulk; volume; pile up
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Readings

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スウ・シュウ
Kun
かさ・かさむ・たかい

Kun かさ means bulk or volume (嵩張る, 水嵩); in 嵩む, costs 'pile up'. The on-yomi スウ is rare outside names.

Key words

嵩かさbulk; volume
嵩むかさむto pile up (costs)
嵩張るかさばるto be bulky
水嵩みずかさwater level; volume of water
嵩上げかさあげraising; increasing

Example sentences

Winter clothes are bulky, so I can't take them on the trip.

The repair costs piled up so much that buying a new car would be cheaper.

The rain raised the river's water level until it reached the underside of the bridge.

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