1.
to pile up, to accumulate
For things to collect in a heap.
雪が積もった。
Snow piled up.
埃が積もっている。
Dust has accumulated.
一晩で雪が三十センチも積もった。
Thirty centimeters of snow piled up overnight.
2.
to mount up (feelings)
For emotions to build up.
不満が積もる。
Dissatisfaction builds up.
長い間の疲れが積もっている。
Fatigue from a long period has been building up.
日々のストレスが積もって、体調を崩してしまった。
Daily stress built up and I ended up getting sick.
積もる is an intransitive godan verb meaning to pile up or accumulate.
TRANSITIVITY:
- 自動詞: 積もる (to pile up)
- 他動詞: 積む (to pile, load)
SENSE 1 (physical accumulation):
- 雪が積もる: snow piles up
- 埃が積もる: dust accumulates
- 落ち葉が積もる: fallen leaves pile up
SENSE 2 (abstract accumulation):
- 不満が積もる: frustration builds up
- 疲れが積もる: fatigue accumulates
- ストレスが積もる: stress builds up
IDIOMS:
- 積もる話: much to talk about (話が積もっている)
- 塵も積もれば山となる: many a little makes a mickle (proverb)
RELATED:
- 積み重ねる: to accumulate (efforts, experience)
- 蓄積: accumulation (noun)