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The Japanese word

重なる
is pronounced
kasanaru | かさなる
means
to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other
Examples:
不幸は重なるものだ。
fukō wa kasanaru mono da.
Misfortunes always come in threes.
物事は重なって起こる。
monogoto wa kasanatte okoru.
It never rains but it pours.
天皇誕生日が日曜日と重なった。
tennōtanjōbi ga nichiyōbi to kasanatta.
The Emperor's Birthday fell on Sunday.
偶然も３度重なれば必然になる。
gūzen mo san do kasanare ba hitsuzen ni naru.
In addition, coincidences inevitably come in threes.
彼女は昨年不幸なことが重なった。
kanojo wa sakunen fukō na koto ga kasanatta.
She had one misfortune after another last year.
今度の祭日は日曜日と重なります。
kondo no saijitsu wa nichiyōbi to kasanari masu.
The next holiday falls on a Sunday.
お祭りの日と試験の日が重なっている。
o matsuri no hi to shiken no hi ga kasanatte iru.
The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam.
先生はトムのたび重なる欠席を心配した。
sensei wa tomu no tabi kasanaru kesseki o shinpai shi ta.
The teacher was worried by Tom's frequent absences from class.
教師はトムのたび重なる欠席を心配した。
kyōshi wa tomu no tabi kasanaru kesseki o shinpai shi ta.
The teacher was worried by Tom's frequent absence from class.
私の誕生日とあなたの誕生日が、偶然重なる。
watashi no tanjō bi to anata no tanjō bi ga, gūzen kasanaru.
My birthday coincides with yours.
これらのたび重なる失敗で彼の大望がくじけた。
korera no tabi kasanaru shippai de kare no taibō ga kujike ta.
His ambition was blasted by these repeated failures.
いくつかのミスが重なってその事故が起こった。
ikutsu ka no misu ga kasanatte sono jiko ga okotta.
A combination of several mistakes led to the accident.
お客さんって基本わがままと思ってはいるけど、重なるとつらいですね。
okyaku san tte kihon wagamama to omotte wa iru kedo, kasanaru to tsurai desu ne.
I think customers are basically selfish, but if their selfishness continues, then it is unbearable.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org