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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
JōyōGrade 3
  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

Radicals and components

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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
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
重症じゅうしょう
serious illness
重心じゅうしん
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
重責じゅうせき
heavy responsibility

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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