Illustration: In a tiny neighborhood shoe-repair shop, a cobbler sits beside an enormous mound of shoes awaiting repair. Worn soles face outward, detached heels rest with their matching shoes, and several pairs overflow from trays onto a stool.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

山やま積づみ

yamazumi

pile, backlog

Also used for a backlog of tasks. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. まだやることが山積やまづみだよ。

    I still have a lot of work to do.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. テーブルの上うえに手紙てがみが山積やまづみになっている。

    There is a stack of letters on the table.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 一日風邪いちにちかぜで休やすんだだけなのに、机つくえの上うえに書類しょるいが山積やまづみになっている。

    I only missed one day of work because of a cold and my desk is piled high with papers.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 山積

  • 山mountainOnサン・センKunやま
  • 積volume; product (x*y)OnセキKunつむ・つもる・つもり

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