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重
Heavy
おも(い) (omoi), かさ(ねる) (kasaneru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
🏯 The largest stone in the walls of Osaka Castle weighs about 108 tons. Without cranes or modern machines, workers in the 1600s transported this enormous rock across land and water before fitting it perfectly into the castle walls. It's one of Japan's greatest engineering feats.
Memory Trick
Imagine stacking so many heavy books on someone's head that they're squashed under the weight.
Readings
Onyomi: ジュウ (juu), チョウ (chou)
Kunyomi: おも(い) (omoi), かさ(ねる) (kasaneru)
Example Words
重い
おもい (omoi)
Heavy
重要
じゅうよう (juuyou)
Important
体重
たいじゅう (taijuu)
Body weight
重力
じゅうりょく (juuryoku)
Gravity
Example Sentence
この 荷物は とても 重いです。
この にもつは とても おもいです。
kono nimotsu wa totemo omoi desu
This luggage is very heavy.