Moto 重: Heavy; Important; EsteemKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジュウ、チョウ
- Kun'yomi
- え、おも(い)、おも(り)、おも(なう)、かさ(ねる)、かさ(なる)、おも
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 670 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジュウ・チョウ)
- 重要じゅうようimportant; momentous
- 重大じゅうだいserious; important
- 貴重きちょうprecious; valuable
- 重点じゅうてんimportant point; emphasis
- 重視じゅうしregarding as important; attaching importance to
- 体重たいじゅう(body) weight
- 慎重しんちょうcareful; cautious
- 二重にじゅうdouble; two-fold
- 重傷じゅうしょうserious wound; serious injury
- 重量じゅうりょうweight
- 尊重そんちょうrespect; esteem
- 厳重げんじゅうstrict; severe
- 比重ひじゅうspecific gravity; relative density
- 重体じゅうたいserious condition; critical condition
- 重力じゅうりょくgravity; gravitation
- 重圧じゅうあつstrong pressure; heavy pressure
- 重症じゅうしょうserious illness
- 偏重へんちょうattaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on
- 重度じゅうどsevere (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
- 四重奏しじゅうそうinstrumental quartet
- 重点的じゅうてんてきprioritized; focused
- 加重かじゅうweighting (in averaging); aggravation
- 多重たじゅうmultiple; multiplex
- 無重量むじゅうりょうweightlessness; zero gravity
- 重厚じゅうこうprofound; deep
- 重役じゅうやく(company) director; executive
- 重複ちょうふくduplication; repetition
- 重心じゅうしんcentre of gravity (center)
- 重油じゅうゆheavy oil; fuel oil
- 重要文化財じゅうようぶんかざいimportant cultural property; important cultural asset
- 重鎮じゅうちんleader; authority
- 最重点さいじゅうてんvery important point
- 重加算税じゅうかさんぜいheavy additional tax(ation)
- 重層じゅうそうmultistoried; multilayered
- 重責じゅうせきheavy responsibility
- 丁重ていちょうpolite; courteous
- 三重奏さんじゅうそうinstrumental trio
- 三重殺さんじゅうさつtriple play
- 二重価格制にじゅうかかくせいdual price system
- 二重写しにじゅううつしdouble exposure
- 二重奏にじゅうそうinstrumental duet; instrumental duo
- 五重ごじゅうfive-storied; quintuplicate
- 五重奏ごじゅうそうinstrumental quintet
- 無重力むじゅうりょくweightlessness; zero gravity
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 重さおもさweight
- 重みおもみweight
- 重ねるかさねるto pile up; to heap up
- 積み重ねつみかさねpile; accumulation
- 重荷おもにload; heavy burden
- 八重やえmultilayered; doubled
- 重るおもるto get heavy
- 重ね合わせかさねあわせsuperposition
- 重しおもしstone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers)
- 九重ここのえninefold
- 重きおもきimportance; emphasis
- 一重ひとえone layer; single layer
- 八重桜やえざくらdouble-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
- 幾重いくえpiling up; multiple layers
- 度重なるたびかさなるto repeat; to be frequent
- 折り重なるおりかさなるto lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
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