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Kanji 重: meanings, readings, and example words.

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

Key takeaways

Kanji 重: heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

heavyimportantesteemrespectheap uppile upnest of boxes-fold

On reading

ジュウチョウ

Kun reading

おも.いおも.りおも.なうかさ.ねるかさ.なるおも

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 重

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

千 + 里

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

If you have to travel a distance of a thousand (千) miles (里), your baggage will feel very heavy. Such a long journey is also a very important and significant event.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジュウ
  • 重複じゅうふく

    duplication / overlap / redundancy

  • 重宝じゅうほう

    convenience / usefulness / valuable item

  • 比重ひじゅう

    specific gravity / density / relative weight

  • 厳重げんじゅう

    strict / firm / rigorous

  • 重体じゅうたい

    critical condition / seriously ill

  • 重点じゅうてん

    important point / emphasis / focus

  • 重役じゅうやく

    company director / executive

  • 重量じゅうりょう

    weight / heavy weight

Kun reading

  • fold / ply / layer

  • 重なるおもなる

    main / principal / important

  • 重役おもやく

    company director / executive

  • 重んじるおもんじる

    to respect / to value / to honor

  • 重んずるおもんずる

    to respect / to honor

  • 重たいおもたい

    heavy / serious / burdensome

  • 重なるかさなる

    to overlap / to pile up

  • 重ねるかさねる

    to pile up / to add / to repeat

Commonly used words

  • 重複
    じゅうふく

    duplication / overlap / redundancy

  • 重宝
    じゅうほう

    convenience / usefulness / valuable item

  • 比重
    ひじゅう

    specific gravity / density / relative weight

  • 厳重
    げんじゅう

    strict / firm / rigorous

  • 重体
    じゅうたい

    critical condition / seriously ill

  • 重点
    じゅうてん

    important point / emphasis / focus

  • fold / ply / layer

  • 重なる
    おもなる

    main / principal / important

  • 重役
    おもやく

    company director / executive

  • 重んじる
    おもんじる

    to respect / to value / to honor

  • 重んずる
    おもんずる

    to respect / to honor

  • 重たい
    おもたい

    heavy / serious / burdensome

Example sentences

Example 1

この布は三になっています。

Translation

This cloth is three-ply.

Example 2

紙を二に折ってください。

Translation

Please fold the paper in two.

Example 3

おもなる原因は何ですか?

Translation

What is the main cause?

Example 4

おもなる仕事を終えました。

Translation

I finished the principal task.

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