1.
to increase; to mount up
For amounts, especially expenses or quantities, to accumulate and become larger.
医療費が嵩んで困っている。
I'm struggling because my medical expenses keep mounting up.
予想より費用が嵩んだ。
The costs mounted up more than expected.
2.
to bulk up; to take up more space
For physical volume to increase or become bulky.
荷物が嵩んで持ち運びにくい。
The luggage has gotten bulky and is difficult to carry.
TRANSITIVITY:
自動詞 (intransitive)
Pattern: Xが嵩む
ASPECT (ている):
嵩んでいる - has accumulated (resultant state)
KANJI NOTE:
The kanji 嵩 is a rare character. This verb is often written in hiragana as かさむ.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 費用が嵩む - expenses mount up
- 出費が嵩む - spending increases
- 荷物が嵩む - luggage becomes bulky
- 年齢が嵩む - to get older (literary)
NUANCE:
Often implies a negative connotation, especially when referring to expenses or problems accumulating beyond expectations.