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Kanji Detail for 重 - "heavy, important, serious"

重

  • Meaning

    重 means "heavy, important, serious."

    1. Heavy - Having great weight.

    2. Important - Significant; serious.

    3. Repeat - To do again; to layer.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    heavy, weighty; double

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of light. The comparison of two bodies on a balance is called weight. Also, using much force is called 重. Therefore a loud voice is colloquially called 重. | The amount of resistance of an object against other forces is called weight. | Not being careless is called 重. As in 鄭重 (solemn), 嚴重 (serious). | To respect. As in 君子自重 (a gentleman respects himself), meaning respecting one's character. | To value. As in 重工 (emphasize industry), 重農 (emphasize agriculture). | Severe. As in 重病 (serious illness), 重罪 (serious crime). | To repeat or overlap. As in dice showing 重四 (double four), 重六 (double six). Also to change. As in 重做 (redo), 重寫 (rewrite). | When things are separated by one layer, it is called 一重. As in 巫山十二重 (twelve peaks of Mount Wu) and the like.
  • Onyomitip

    choh(ちょう) ちょう

    ju(じゅ) じゅ

  • Kunyomitip

    e(え) え

    kasa.naru(かさなる) かさなる

    kasa.neru(かさねる) かさねる

    omo.i(おもい) おもい

    omo.njiru(おもんじる) おもんじる

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    里 (sato・satohen)

  • Related Keywords
    heavy important weight serious significant repeat layer grave substantial weighty massive crucial vital valuable precious solemn multiple double pile stack

Sentences including 重

  • We hardly realize how important it is.

  • It is important to drive carefully.

  • This box is a trifle too heavy.

  • This book is not as heavy as that book.

  • I play an important part.

  • It is said that his mother is gravely ill.

  • This is the most important matter of all.

  • She became very ill.

  • His eyes were heavy with sleep.

  • It makes no difference whether you go or not.

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