1.
huge pile; heaping stack; mountain of things
A large quantity of items piled high, either literally (physical objects stacked up) or figuratively (an overwhelming number of tasks, problems, or issues).
書類が山積みになっている。
Documents are piled up in a mountain.
倉庫には段ボールが山積みにされていた。
Cardboard boxes were stacked high in the warehouse.
解決すべき問題が山積みで、何から手をつけていいかわからない。
There's a mountain of problems to solve, and I don't know where to start.
USAGE:
Most commonly appears in the pattern 山積みになっている (to be piled up) or 山積みにする (to pile up). Also used figuratively for abstract things like 課題 (issues) and 問題 (problems).
RELATED:
The verb form 山積する is a more formal synonym used primarily in written or business contexts to describe accumulated problems: 問題が山積している.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 山積みになる (to become piled up)
- 山積みにする (to pile up)
- 書類が山積み (documents piled high)
- 問題が山積み (a mountain of problems)