Vocabulary

What does かさむ (kasamu) mean?

かさむ means to increase, pile up, accumulate.

Quick facts
Reading	かさむ
Romaji	kasamu
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

かさむかさむ

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkasamu

to increase, pile up, accumulate

Example sentences

医療費(いりょうひ)がかさんで家計(かけい)が苦(くる)しい。
Medical expenses have piled up, straining the household budget.
出張(しゅっちょう)が続(つづ)いて出費(しゅっぴ)がかさんでいる。
With business trips continuing one after another, expenses are piling up.