Kanji

重

heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

里部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュウ, チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

え, おもい, おもり, おもなう, かさねる, かさなる, おも

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, あつし, いかし, え, おもし, かさぬ, かず, かたし, しげ, しげし, しげる, のぶ, ふさ

Common Readings

ジュウ, チョウ, え, おも…い, かさ…なる, かさ…ねる

Example sentences

重い おもい
この荷物は重いので、二人で運ぼう。

Since this luggage is heavy, let's carry it with two people.

持つ もつ
重い荷物を持って階段を上る

Carrying heavy luggage up the stairs.

重要 じゅうよう
健康は、人生において最も重要なことの一つです。

Health is one of the most important things in life.

全体 ぜんたい
計画の全体を把握することが重要だ。

It is important to understand the overall plan.

重ねる かさねる
彼は長年の努力を重ねて、ついにその目標を達成した。

After years of repeated effort, he finally achieved that goal.

回 かい
「回」を重ねるごとに、上達しました

As I repeated the turns, I improved.

慎重 しんちょう
先生は生徒の提案を慎重に検討した。

The teacher carefully considered the student's proposal.

状況 じょうきょう
現在の経済状況を考慮すると、慎重な判断が求められる。

Considering the current economic situation, a cautious judgment is required.

重なる かさなる
不幸な出来事が重なって、彼は元気をなくした。

Unfortunate events overlapped, and he lost his spirit.

心労 しんろう
仕事の心労が重なり、彼は倒れてしまった。

The mental fatigue from work piled up, and he collapsed.

Example Vocabulary

重い

おもい

heavy; serious; important

重要

じゅうよう

important; momentous; essential

重ねる

かさねる

to pile up; to stack; to repeat; to accumulate

慎重

しんちょう

careful; cautious; prudent; deliberate

重なる

かさなる

to overlap; to pile up; to happen simultaneously

貴重

きちょう

precious; valuable

体重

たいじゅう

body weight

重大

じゅうだい

serious; important; grave; weighty

重力

じゅうりょく

gravity

重み

おもみ

weight; importance; significance

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