What does 重ね in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 重ね in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 重ね in Japanese.

The word 重ね in Japanese means overlap, 重ねる, 築く、重ねる、積み上げる, ~を入れ子にする 、 重ねる, (文字や画像を)重ねる、乗せる. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 重ね

overlap

重ねる

(overlay: lines, sticks) (線を重ねる)

横に引いた線に縦の線を重ねると”t”になります。
Cross the vertical line with a horizontal one to write the letter "t".

築く、重ねる、積み上げる

(figurative (career, etc.: build up)

She's succeeded in carving out a nice career for herself in marketing.

~を入れ子にする 、 重ねる

(put one inside another) (箱など)

(文字や画像を)重ねる、乗せる

(overlay)

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.