年を重ねる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
とし
Grade: 1
かさ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
歳を重ねる

Etymology

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Compound of +‎ +‎ 重ねる

Verb

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(とし)(かさ)ねる (toshi o kasaneruichidan (stem (とし)(かさ) (toshi o kasane), past (とし)(かさ)ねた (toshi o kasaneta))

  1. (idiomatic) to age, to get older

Usage notes

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Compare to (とし)() (toshi o toru), this term has a positive nuance

Conjugation

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