かさばる

かさばる · kasabaru · JLPT N1 · noun

to be bulky

📦 嵩 (kasa, bulk) + 張る (haru, to swell out) = swells out in volume, so it's bulky

The kanji 嵩 means volume or bulk, and 張る means to stretch or swell. Together they describe something that swells out in size, like a bulky package.

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