積もる

つもる · tsumoru · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to pile up

❄️ 積 = stack (as in 積む); 積もる is what snow does: 雪が積もる

積む (tsumu) means you stack something yourself. 積もる (tsumoru) means it piles up by itself, like snow or dust. Sound hook: tsu-MORE-u, there's always more on the pile.

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