- 嵩
- かさ【嵩】*bulk〖U〗容積, 大きさ;大きい[かさのある]こと
A continuous downpour increased the bulk of water in the river. 長雨でその川の水かさが増加した
*mass〖U〗《正式》大きさ, 量;〔物〕質量(〖略〗m, M).▲The charges will be assessed on the basis of volume not weight. その料金は重さでなくかさで算定されます.
* * *かさ【嵩】〔容積〕 bulk; volume; size; 〔量〕 quantity.●いろいろ買い物をしたので帰りは手荷物の嵩が増えた. Because of all the different things I bought, I had more things to carry on my way back.
・菜っ葉はゆでると嵩が減る. When you boil greens they lose bulk.
・結婚式の引き出物にはある程度嵩のあるものがよい. It's better to give people who come to a wedding reception something reasonably bulky as a take-home present.
●嵩のある bulky
・嵩の大きい荷物 voluminous baggage; baggage that takes up a lot of space.
●肉が足りないのでジャガイモとタマネギで料理の嵩を増やした. There wasn't enough meat, so I used potatoes and onions to give it more bulk.
・真空圧縮機でふとんの嵩を減らす reduce the size of a futon by using a vacuum compressor.
●この荷物は, 嵩はあるけど軽いの. This baggage is bulky but it doesn't weigh much [it's light, it's not heavy].
・ポップコーンは嵩ばかりで栄養は乏しい. Popcorn has a lot of volume, but it doesn't have much nutritional value.
かさにかかる act on [be spurred on by] one's advantageous [superior] situation.●嵩にかかって encouraged by one's advantage
・逃げ腰の敵を嵩にかかって攻撃する attack an enemy with added confidence when they shrink back
・黙りこんだ相手を嵩にかかってどなりつける yell with added vigor at an opponent who has lapsed into silence.
かさ密度 【物】 〔粉体の〕 bulk density.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.