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JLPT N3 · Handling things

重ねる

かさねる

to pile up

Stroke order of 重ねる

3 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

重 · 9 strokesね · 2 strokesる · 1 strokes

Memory trick

重 heavy things piled on top of each other.

Parts: 重 pile + ねる

The characters in 重ねる

  • ね ね — ne (2 strokes)
  • る る — ru (1 strokes)

Example sentence

本を重ねて置きます。

ほんをかさねておきます。

I stack the books.

Words with 重

体重body weight重いheavy重要important; essential重さweight重量weight慎重careful; cautious貴重precious; valuable

More words: Handling things

結ぶto tie; to link外すto remove; to undo外れるto come off; to miss転がるto roll隠れるto hide (oneself)積むto load; to stack詰めるto pack; to stuff当たるto hit; to be correct

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