JLPT N3 · な-adjective

貴重 (kichou)

貴重 (きちょう, kichou) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “precious; valuable”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きちょう
Romaji: kichou
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

precious; valuable · な-adjective, noun

Example sentences

あれは貴重な経験だった。

That was a valuable experience.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 貴重

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	貴重だ	きちょうだ kichouda
Present (polite)	貴重です	きちょうです kichoudesu
Negative	貴重じゃない	きちょうじゃない kichoujanai
Past	貴重だった	きちょうだった kichoudatta
Negative past	貴重じゃなかった	きちょうじゃなかった kichoujanakatta
Te-form	貴重で	きちょうで kichoude
Before a noun	貴重な	きちょうな kichouna
Adverb (~ni)	貴重に	きちょうに kichouni

Kanji in 貴重

貴

precious, value, prizeキ・たっと.い・とうと.い · 12 strokes

重

heavy, important, esteemジュウ・チョウ・え・おも.い · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 貴重.

貴いとうといprecious貴族きぞくnobility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

Source: JMdict entry 1223520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.