Japanese symbol for “weighty”
重大
じゅうだい
Romaji: juudai
serious; important; significant; grave
In Japanese, weighty is 重大, read じゅうだい (juudai).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “weighty”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重い | おもい omoi | heavy; weighty |
| 重たい | おもたい omotai | heavy; weighty |
| どっしり | どっしり dosshiri | bulky and heavy; massive; solid |
| 重ったい | おもったい omottai | heavy; weighty |
| 深重 | じんじゅう jinjuu | profound; weighty; deep |
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 |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
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