重 Kanji – heavy
The Japanese kanji 重 can mean heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold.
Meaning and Readings
How is 重 read?
重 has the onyomi readings ジュウ, チョウ and the kunyomi readings え, おもい, おもり, おもなう, かさねる, かさなる, おも.
In romaji, these readings can be written as juu, chou, e, omoi, omori, omonau, kasaneru, kasanaru, omo.
Common Japanese Words Using 重
These common Japanese words contain 重. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 貴重（きちょう） — precious, valuable
- 貴重品（きちょうひん） — valuable article, valuables
- 九重（ここのえ） — ninefold
- 厳重（げんじゅう） — strict, severe, stringent, rigorous, rigid, firm, strong, secure
- 四重奏（しじゅうそう） — instrumental quartet
- 重い（おもい） — heavy, weighty
- 重さ（おもさ） — weight
- 重たい（おもたい） — heavy, weighty
- 重なる（かさなる） — to be piled up, to lie on top of one another
- 重ねる（かさねる） — to pile up, to heap up, to stack up, to put on top of another