重 — heavy, important, esteem

じゅう重 heavy

Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 9 strokes size

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.

Meanings

heavy
important
esteem
respect
heap up
pile up
nest of boxes
-fold

word

しゅう・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

重(じゅう) juu heavy 重(じゅう) 大(だい) juudai serious 体(たい) 重(じゅう) taijuu body weight 重(じゅう) 点(てん) juuten emphasis 重(じゅう) 力(りょく) juuryoku gravity 多(た) 重(じゅう) tajuu multiple 重(じゅう) 度(ど) juudo severe 重(じゅう) 要(よう) juuyou important

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).

重(ちょう) 複(ふく) choufuku duplication 貴(き) 重(ちょう) kichou precious 尊(そん) 重(ちょう) sonchou respect 重(ちょう) 宝(ほう) chouhou convenient 慎(しん) 重(ちょう) shinchou careful

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).

重(おも) い omoi heavy 重(おも) み omomi weight 重(おも) たい omotai heavy 重(おも) んじる omonjiru to respect

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).

三(み) 重(え) mie Mie

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).

重(かさ) ねる kasaneru to pile up 重(かさ) なる kasanaru to overlap 積(つ) み重(かさ) ねる tsumikasaneru to pile up 積(つ) み重(かさ) ね tsumikasane accumulation

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せん千 thousand

さと里 village #166

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#166 里 village

重 — heavy, important, esteem

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word

しゅう・じゅう shuu 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).

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Composed of

Used as component in (5)

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重 — heavy, important, esteem

Meanings

word

しゅう ・じゅう shuu 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).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Used as component in (5)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

しゅう・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).