Kanji

What does the kanji 重 mean?

重 means heavy; important. On'yomi ジュウ、チョウ. Kun'yomi え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる、おも.

Quick facts
On'yomi	ジュウ、チョウ
Kun'yomi	え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる、おも
Strokes	9
Main radical	里
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N4

重On'yomi ジュウ、チョウKun'yomi え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる、おも

N4 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

heavy; important

Memory hook

A stroke driven down through a stack piled like a league of earth (里), pressing you down — HEAVY, IMPORTANT.

Main radical

里village 7 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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9

Common words

慎重しんちょうcareful, cautious, prudent
重いおもいheavy
重視じゅうしemphasis, importance
重たいおもたいheavy; oppressive, gloomy (atmosphere)
重なるかさなるto overlap; to coincide
重ねるかさねるto stack, to pile up; to repeat

More words with this kanji

体重たいじゅうbody weight
尊重そんちょうrespect, regard
貴重きちょうvaluable, precious
重体じゅうたいcritical condition (medical)
重大じゅうだいserious, grave, important
重要じゅうようimportant, essential
厳重げんじゅうstrict, tight
重力じゅうりょくgravity
重役じゅうやくexecutive, senior director
重点じゅうてんfocal point, emphasis
重量じゅうりょうweight
積み重ねつみかさねaccumulation, buildup (over time)
重～じゅう～heavy, layered, double (prefix)
比重ひじゅうspecific gravity; relative importance, weight
重宝ちょうほうhandy, useful; a treasured item
重んじるおもんじるto value, to respect, to attach importance to
重んずるおもんずるto value highly, to esteem

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