Japanese symbol for “important”
重要
じゅうよう
Romaji: juuyou
important; essential; significant; major
In Japanese, important is 重要, read じゅうよう (juuyou).
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
- adj-na important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “important”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 大事 | だいじ daiji | important; serious; crucial |
| 重大 | じゅうだい juudai | serious; important; significant |
| 肝心 | かんじん kanjin | essential; important; crucial |
| 大きい | おおきい ookii | important; decisive; valuable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary; needed; essential |
| 要求 | ようきゅう youkyuu | demand; firm request; requisition |
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “important”.
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.