Illustration: In the washitsu of a contemporary Japanese apartment, a resident tries to close an oshiire packed with fluffy winter bedding. The duvet bulges far beyond the shelf, preventing the sliding door from moving.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

かさばる

kasabaru

to be bulky

Example sentences

  1. この箱はこはかさばりすぎて運はこべない。

    This box is too bulky to carry.

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  2. このお土産みやげかさばるなぁ。

    These presents are really bulky.

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  3. これはかさばるから宅配便たくはいびんで送おくろう。

    This is bulky, so I’ll send it by home delivery.

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