Japanese symbol for “heaviness”

重量感

じゅうりょうかん

Romaji: juuryoukan

weightiness; heaviness

In Japanese, heaviness is 重量感, read じゅうりょうかん (juuryoukan).

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Meanings

n weightiness; heaviness

Kanji and stroke order

重

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

量

quantity, measure, weight

on: リョウ
kun: はか.る

12 strokes · JLPT 2

感

emotion, feeling, sensation

on: カン

13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
重要	じゅうよう juuyou	important; essential; significant
体重	たいじゅう taijuu	(body) weight
貴重	きちょう kichou	precious; valuable
重視	じゅうし juushi	regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of
重大	じゅうだい juudai	serious; important; significant
重量	じゅうりょう juuryou	weight
大量	たいりょう tairyou	large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
数量	すうりょう suuryou	quantity; volume; amount
感じ	かんじ kanji	feeling; sense; impression

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