重ね

かさね

Also written 襲

Meanings

1. Noun pile; heap; layers (e.g. of clothing); set (e.g. of boxes); course (e.g. of stones) (esp. 重ね)
2. Counter counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.) (esp. 重ね; used after a word from the "hito-futa-mi" counting system)
3. Noun layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat (esp. 襲)
4. combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours) (esp. 襲) See also: 襲の色目 (かさねのいろめ).

Kanji

• 重 heavy. Read as かさねる.

Words containing 重ね

• 重ねる (かさねる) to pile up
• 積み重ねる (つみかさねる) to pile up
• 重ね着 (かさねぎ) layering (clothing)

And 31 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists