Japanese symbol for “profound”
重厚
じゅうこう
Romaji: juukou
profound; deep; grave; solid
In Japanese, profound is 重厚, read じゅうこう (juukou).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
Written forms: 重厚. Readings: じゅうこう、ちょうこう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “profound”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奥深い | おくふかい okufukai | profound; deep |
| 深い | ふかい fukai | profound (e.g. meaning); deep (e.g. thought); heavy (e.g. silence) |
| 深遠 | しんえん shin'en | profound; deep; unfathomable |
| 深長 | しんちょう shinchou | profound |
| 味わい深い | あじわいぶかい ajiwaibukai | enlightening; deep; meaningful |
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 |
| 厚生 | こうせい kousei | welfare; public welfare; social welfare |
| 濃厚 | のうこう noukou | rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “profound”.
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