年を重ねる

Japanese

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

Etymology

Compound of + + 重ねる

Verb

(とし)(かさ)ねる • (toshi o kasaneru) ichidan (stem <ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>とし</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>かさ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (toshi o kasane), past <ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>とし</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>かさ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>ねた (toshi o kasaneta))

  1. (idiomatic) to age, to get older

Usage notes

Compare to <ruby><rp>(</rp><rt>とし</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby><rp>(</rp><rt></rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (toshi o toru), this term has a positive nuance

Conjugation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.