Info on the Kanji 重

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Meaning(s)

heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

Reading(s)

onyomi JUU, CHOU
kunyomi e, omo-i, kasa-neru, kasa-naru

Other

stroke count 9
grade 3
jlpt level N4
Example words with 重
WordMeaning
じゅう
juu
-fold / -ply
おじゅう
o juu
multi-tiered food box
ひとえ
hitoe
one layer / single / onefold
きじゅう
ki juu
heavy-hearted
ここのえ
kokonoe
ninefold / imperial palace / the court
ごじゅう
gojuu
five-storied / quintuplicate / fivefold
くちじゅう
kuchi juu
slow of speech / prudent
みえ
mie
triple / treble / threefold / three-ply / triplicate
しじゅう
shijuu
fourfold
じちょう
jichou
weight of an vehicle
ななえ
nanae
sevenfold / seven-ply
とえ
toe
tenfold
おもい
omoi
heavy / weighty / massive / heavy / depressed / gloomy / blue / uneasy / slow / sluggish / lumbering / ponderous / clumsy / important / serious / grave / serious / severe / critical / solid / established / dignified / sensible
おもき
omoki
importance / emphasis / stress
おもさ
omosa
weight
おもし
omoshi
stone weight / weight
おもね
omone
pile / heap / layers / set / course / counter for things that are stacked, piled up
おもみ
omomi
importance / weight / dignity / emphasis
おもめ
omome
slightly heavy / a little heavy
おもり
omori
weight / sinker
おもる
omoru
to get heavy / to worsen / to grow serious
じゅうげん
juu gen
succession of words of similar meaning
じゅうこう
juukou
heavy industry
じゅうしつ
juu shitsu
heavy
じゅうて
juu te
serious wound or injury
じゅうじゅう
juu juu
repeated / manifold
じゅうしゅつ
juu shutsu
citing again
じゅうしん
juushin
centre of gravity / centroid / barycenter / balance
じゅうすい
juusui
heavy water
じゅうたい
juutai
seriously ill / serious condition / critical state
じゅうだい
juu dai
successive generations
じゅうだい
juudai
serious / important / significant / grave / weighty
じゅうでん
juu den
heavy electric / heavy electric machinery
じゅうど
juudo
heavy / severe
じゅうびょう
juubyou
serious illness
じゅうぶん
juubun
compound sentence / sentenced formed of two independent clauses / important national treasure
じゅうあじ
juu aji
importance / weight / dignity / emphasis
じゅうめ
juu me
slightly heavy / a little heavy
じゅうよう
juu you
appointing to a responsible post
じゅうりょく
juuryoku
gravity
せんじゅう
sen juu
many layers / many piles
たじゅう
tajuu
multiple / multiplex
たいじゅう
taijuu
body weight
てんじゅう
ten juu
box lunch with tempura
にじゅう
nijuu
double / two-fold / two layers / duplex / diplo- / dipl
やえ
yae
multilayered / doubled
いくいくじゅう
iku juu
multiple layers / many piles
うなうなじゅう
una juu
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box / broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
ひとえね
hitoe ne
suit / set of boxes
くちおもい
kuchi omoi
slow of speech / prudent
こうじゅうりょく
koujuuryoku
enhanced gravity / high gravity
紙一かみひとえ
kamihitoe
paper-thin
あどおもあど
omoa do
main secondary or supporting role
たいおもたい
omota i
heavy / massive / serious / important / severe / oppressed
たげおもたげ
omota ge
heavy
なりかさなり
kasanari
overlapping / piling / stacking
なるおもなる
omona ru
main / principal / important
ねておもねて
omone te
once more / repeatedly
ねるかさねる
kasaneru
to pile up / to put something on another / to heap up / to add / to repeat
ね着かさねぎ
kasanegi
wearing one garment over another
工業じゅうこうぎょう
juukougyou
heavy industry
手代じゅうてだい
juu te dai
head steward
じゅうおもに
juu omoni
extremely
電気じゅうでんき
juu denki
heavy electric
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Example Sentences with 重
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