重 — heavy, important, esteem
じゅう
重
heavy
じゅう
U+91CD
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #193
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1805
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- heavy
- important
- esteem
- respect
- heap up
- pile up
- nest of boxes
- -fold
Readings
- On'yomi
- じゅう juu ちょう chou
- Kun'yomi
- おも omo え e かさ kasa
word
じゅう juu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
ちょう chou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
おも omo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
え e Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かさ kasa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
62 wordsEach dot is a word containing 重: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 32 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.