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重 · heavy, important

重 is a kanji meaning heavy, important, esteem, respect. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ジュウjū
  • チョウchō

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • えe
  • おもいomoi
  • おもりomori
  • おもなうomonau
  • かさねるkasaneru
  • かさなるkasanaru
  • おもomo

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Words that use 重 · 23 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 重
WordReadingMeaningLevel
重いおもいheavy; seriousN5
重視じゅうしimportance, stressN3
重体じゅうたいseriously ill, critical stateN3
重大じゅうだいserious, importantN3
重要じゅうようimportant, essentialN3
慎重しんちょうcareful, prudent, cautiousN3
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More words that use 重
WordReadingMeaningLevel
重なるかさなるto be piled up, lie on top of one anotherN3
重ねるかさねるto pile up, to put something on another, to heap upN3
貴重きちょうprecious, valuableN3
尊重そんちょうrespect, esteem, regardN3
体重たいじゅう(body) weightN3
重たいおもたいheavy, massive, seriousN2
厳重げんじゅうstrict, severe, firmN2
重点じゅうてんimportant point, lay stress on, emphasisN2
重役じゅうやくdirector, high executiveN2
重量じゅうりょうweightN2
重力じゅうりょくgravityN2
重んじるおもんじるto respect, to honor, to esteem, to prizeN1
重んずるおもんずるto honor, to respect, to valueN1
重複ちょうふくduplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restorationN1
重宝ちょうほうconvenient, usefulN1
重複じゅうふくduplication, repetition, overlappingN1
比重ひじゅうspecific gravityN1

Example sentence

この本は重い。

このほんはおもい

This book is heavy.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #219601 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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