I Love Kanjiかさむ (kasamu)
かさむ is a Japanese verb meaning “to mount up; to pile up”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- かさむ
- Romaji
- kasamu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of かさむ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | かさむ | かさむ kasamu |
| Polite (~masu) | かさみます | かさみます kasamimasu |
| Negative | かさまない | かさまない kasamanai |
| Polite negative | かさみません | かさみません kasamimasen |
| Past | かさんだ | かさんだ kasanda |
| Polite past | かさみました | かさみました kasamimashita |
| Negative past | かさまなかった | かさまなかった kasamanakatta |
| Te-form | かさんで | かさんで kasande |
| Potential | かさめる | かさめる kasameru |
| Passive | かさまれる | かさまれる kasamareru |
| Causative | かさませる | かさませる kasamaseru |
| Volitional | かさもう | かさもう kasamou |
| Imperative | かさめ | かさめ kasame |
| Conditional (~ba) | かさめば | かさめば kasameba |
Source: JMdict entry 1372880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.