Japanese

つみかさね
Meaning: accumulation; pile; building up (experience, effort)
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

積
み
重
ね

Example sentences

The accumulation of daily efforts leads to great results.
塵も積もれば山となるというが、努力の積み重ねが大きな事をなす。
They say 'dust heaps up to form a mountain,' but the accumulation of efforts achieves great things.
小さな努力の積み重ねが、大きな成功に繋がる。
The accumulation of small efforts leads to great success.
こうした小さな経験の積み重ねが、今の彼の性格を形作っている。
The accumulation of these small experiences has shaped his current personality.
毎日の小さな積み重ねが、積羽沈舟となって、やがて大きな力に変わる。
Daily small efforts, as the saying goes, will eventually turn into a great force.

Usage Notes

Used both for physical piles and metaphorical accumulation of effort, knowledge, or experience.

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