Word details
重い
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 重い.
Dictionary
Entry
1
heavy; weighty
Examples
体積が大きいからといって常に重量も重いとは限らない。
Great bulk does not always mean great weight.
2
heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
Examples
前途に苦難があるという思いで彼の心は重かった。
A sense of trouble ahead oppressed his spirits.
3
slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
4
important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave
Examples
私はそんな重い責任を引き受けたくない。
I don't like to take on such heavy responsibilities.
5
serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical
Examples
「彼の病気は重いのかな」「そうでないといいね」
"Is he seriously ill?" "I hope not."
6
solid; established; dignified; sensible
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
重
heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
9 strokesFrequency 193JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ジュウチョウ
Kun
えおも.いおも.りおも.なうかさ.ねるかさ.なるおも
Nanori
さねしげしげる
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