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重

heavy
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingジュウ、チョウ
Kun readingえ、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる、おも
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. heavyRtK
  2. important
    彼は非常に重要な人物だ。He is a very important person.tatoeba
    余程重大な情報がもたらされたと考えられる。It was considered that extremely important information was brought by Ienushi.wiki
  3. esteem
  4. respect
  5. heap up
  6. pile up
  7. nest of boxes
  8. -fold
  1. to get heavy
  2. to worsen (of illness)
  3. to grow serious

Popular Usage

重い貴重重視重大重要慎重厳重重体重点重役重量重力

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thousand · computer · rice field (田) · brains · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1805

Compound words

重いおもい
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy
貴重きちょう
precious; valuable
重視じゅうし
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
重大じゅうだい
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
重要じゅうよう
important; essential; significant; major; key
慎重しんちょう
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
厳重げんじゅう
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid
重点じゅうてん
important point; emphasis; stress; importance; priority
重役じゅうやく
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
重量じゅうりょう
weight
重力じゅうりょく
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
重体じゅうたい
serious condition; critical condition
重たいおもたい
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
重なるかさなる
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress)
重ねるかさねる
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to put on top of another; to repeat many times over
歌川広重うたがわひろしげ
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), ukiyo-e master known for landscape prints such as The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō.
重視するじゅうしする
to regard
尊重するそんちょうする
respect
重んじるおもんじる
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
重んずるおもんずる
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
九重ここのえ
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
重さおもさ
weight
重るおもる
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
重圧じゅうあつ
strong pressure; heavy pressure

Kun Reading Examples

天皇誕生日が日曜日と重なった。かさなる
The Emperor's Birthday fell on Sunday.tatoeba
私の誕生日とあなたの誕生日が、偶然重なる。かさなる
My birthday coincides with yours.tatoeba
今度の祭日は日曜日と重なります。かさなる
The next holiday falls on a Sunday.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は保険会社の重役である。
He is an executive in an insurance company.tatoeba
彼は重大な危機に直面して勇気を示した。
He showed courage in the face of great danger.tatoeba
彼は肉を切り刻んで重さを量った。
He cut up the meat and weighed it.tatoeba
重いほど打撃力が増す。
The heavier the arrowheads became, the more damage they caused.wiki
音色は三味線より太く、重い。
The tone of the sanxian is heavier and thicker than that of the shamisen.wiki
姿勢や呼吸の重視
There is an emphasis on attitude and breathing.wiki
能力主義を重視した。
He emphasized merit-based personnel systems.wiki
開化派を支援しており、重大な内政干渉である。
This was an assistance to the Enlightenment Party and a serious interference in internal affairs.wiki
国の重要文化財。
Designated as an important cultural assetwiki
重要無形文化財。
Important intangible cultural propertywiki
掃部寮と職掌が重なる部分もある。
Its official duties partially overlapped those of Kamonryo (Bureau of Housekeeping).wiki
ハマグリの旬が時雨の降る時期と重なることから
Second, the best time of year for clams coincides with the times when shigure falls.wiki
我慢に我慢を重ねる団七であった。
Danshichi tried to be stoic as much as possible.wiki
死霊は供養を重ねるごとに個性を失う。
Shiryo gradually loses its individuality by services.wiki
嵐の夜、浅茅は死産し重体に陥る。
On a stormy night, Asaji delivered a dead baby and became seriously ill.wiki
特徴は命中に重点が置かれる。
The feature of this art was the emphasis on accuracy.wiki
二十巻本が重点的に刊行された。
Therefore, the 20-volume books were mostly published.wiki
松之助は晩年日活の重役となる。
Later in his life he became an executive of Nikkatsu.wiki
重量挙げオリンピック：銀。
Weightlifting at the Olympics: Silver.wiki
重量は約150g(グラム)。
The weight is about 150 g (grams).wiki
ダムの型式は重力式コンクリートダム、高さは70.4ｍ。
It is a concrete gravity dam of 70.4 m in height.wiki
型式は重力式コンクリートダムで堤高は35.5mである。
Its body is a concrete gravity dam of 35.5 m in height.wiki
特徴は、儀軌を重んじる。
It is characterized by the high value that is placed on Giki (rules of rites,儀軌).wiki
一般に禅宗は知識ではなく、悟りを重んじる。
The Zen sects generally emphasize enlightenment over knowledge.wiki
合理性を重んずる浄土真宗らしい習慣といえる。
It can be said that this practice of nenko represents Jodo Shinshu Sect's reasonable way of thinking.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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