重い

Meanings

1. heavy; weighty
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
3. slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
4. important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave
5. serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical

Part of speech: i-adjective

Kanji

• 重

  Meanings

  heavy, important, esteem, respect

  On reading

  ジュウ、チョウ

  Kun reading

  え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる

  Strokes

  9

Example sentences

• 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.

  Tatoeba #137970 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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.

  Tatoeba #140940 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 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.

  Tatoeba #159644 · CC BY 2.0 FR