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Japanese symbol for “grandeur”

Romaji: omomi
weight

In Japanese, grandeur is , read (omomi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n weight
  2. n weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; grandeur; dignity
  3. n importance; significance

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

heavy, important, esteem
on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “grandeur”

WordReadingMeaning
ごうそう gousousplendour; splendor; magnificence

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうよう juuyouimportant; essential; significant
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
きちょう kichouprecious; valuable
じゅうし juushiregarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
じゅうだい juudaiserious; important; significant
じゅうりょう juuryouweight

See also: Chinese symbol for “grandeur”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.