JLPT N4
重
Heavy, Important, Overlap
Onyomi
ジュウ (jū), チョウ (chō)
Kunyomi
おも・い (omo-i), かさ・ねる (kasa-neru)
🧠 Memory Mnemonic
🔍 Radical Breakdown
千 (thousand) + 里 (village/distance)
📖 Mnemonic Story
Imagine a **thousand** (千) bricks stacked incredibly **heavily** on top of a small **village** (里). It’s so **heavy** that it causes an **overlap** of the houses beneath, making it an extremely **important** and perilous situation for everyone living there.
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Quick Hint:
Thousand heavy villages
Essential N4 Vocabulary
重い
おもい
Heavy
重要
じゅうよう
Important
重ねる
かさねる
To Pile Up, To Repeat
Kanji Practice Quiz
Verify your memory for "重"
この荷物はとても ＿＿＿＿＿です。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 「重い」は「おもい」と読み、「重さが大きい」という意味です。
English: 'Omoi' means heavy.
English: 'Omoi' means heavy.
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