I Love Kanji重
重 – heavy, important, esteem
9 strokesTaught in grade 3#193 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 重 means heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ、チョウ (juu, chou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる、おも (e, omoi, omori, omonau, kasaneru, kasanaru, omo). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 里 (no. 166).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | ジュウ | juu |
| On’yomi | チョウ | chou |
| Kun’yomi | え | e |
| Kun’yomi | おも.い | omoi |
| Kun’yomi | おも.り | omori |
| Kun’yomi | おも.なう | omonau |
| Kun’yomi | かさ.ねる | kasaneru |
| Kun’yomi | かさ.なる | kasanaru |
| Kun’yomi | おも | omo |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 里 (Kangxi radical 166). Components: ｜・ノ・一・日・里.
Words using 重
重いおもいheavy重視じゅうしregarding as important重体じゅうたいserious condition重大じゅうだいserious重要じゅうようimportant慎重しんちょうcareful貴重きちょうprecious尊重そんちょうrespect体重たいじゅう(body) weight重なるかさなるto be piled up重ねるかさねるto pile up厳重げんじゅうstrict重点じゅうてんimportant point重役じゅうやく(company) director重量じゅうりょうweight重力じゅうりょくgravity重たいおもたいheavy重じゅうjūbako重複ちょうふくduplication重宝ちょうほうconvenient重複じゅうふくduplication比重ひじゅうspecific gravity重んじるおもんじるto respect重んずるおもんずるto honor
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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