Vocabulary

What does 重要 (じゅうよう, juuyou) mean?

重要 (じゅうよう, juuyou) means important, essential.

Quick facts
Readingじゅうよう
Romajijuuyou
Part of speechna-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
じゅうよう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonjuuyou

important, essential

  1. 1na-adjective important; essential; significant

Example sentences

  • This document is very important.

  • I make a note of important things in advance.

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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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