Vocabulary

What does 重たい (おもたい, omotai) mean?

重たい (おもたい, omotai) means heavy; burdensome, gloomy.

Quick facts
Readingおもたい
Romajiomotai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
おもたい
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonomotai

heavy; burdensome, gloomy

  1. 1i-adjective heavy; weighty
  2. 2i-adjective heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

Example sentences

  • The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy.

  • This bag is very heavy.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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