Keyword
heavy
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1805
Readings
おも
(24%)
かさ
(16%)
(4%)
Composed of
thousand
home village
Mnemonic

Over a thousand folk call this their home village, it must be a heavy responsibility for the village chief to take care of it.

Used in kanji (8 in total)
move
seed
collide
heel
Used in vocabulary (682 in total)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
precious; valuable
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(body) weight
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
respect; esteem; regard
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to pile up; to accumulate
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
weight; heavyweight boxer
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
serious wound; serious injury
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
polite; courteous; hospitable
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
strong pressure; heavy pressure
paper-thin (difference)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
serious illness
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
importance; gravity
pile; accumulation
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
leader; authority; mainstay
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to repeat; to be frequent
chief vassal; senior statesman
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
regarding highly; attaching importance to
valuable article; valuables
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
felony; serious crime
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
multiple; multiplex
important person; strategic person; key figure
multilayered; doubled
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
heavy responsibility
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
severely wounded person
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to emphasize; to attach importance to
-fold; -ply
serious condition; critical condition
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
weight; sinker (fishing)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
piling up; multiple layers
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
dual personality; split personality
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
importance; priority
critical (condition); serious
to age; to grow old
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
weightlessness; zero gravity
importance; emphasis; stress
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
serious illness
heavy industry
to age; to grow old
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
overlapping; piling; stacking
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
multiple personality; split personality
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
serious crime; grave crime
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
polite; courteous; hospitable
load; loading; weight (of a load)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
heavy taxation
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
important matter; matters of weight
solemn; grave; impressive
to be careful; to take the utmost care
seriously sick person
gravitational field
multi-tiered food box
importance; seriousness
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
heavy oil; fuel oil
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
felony; serious crime
sevenfold; seven-ply
serious condition; critical condition
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
important documents; important papers
to lap; to overlap
slightly heavy; a little heavy
important cultural property; important cultural asset
responsible position
five-storied pagoda
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
second edition; additional printing
incommunicative; taciturn
gravitational wave; gravity wave
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
instrumental ensemble
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
dual structure; double structure
instrumental quartet
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
heavy artillery
bottom; double sole
to find useful; to think highly of
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
to repeat; to be frequent
multistoried; multilayered
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
feeling of oppression
close siege
to grow old; to age
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
five-storied pagoda
graviton (hypothetical elementary particle)
double-edged eyelid
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
double helix (structure of DNA)
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
transport corps; army service corps
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
thin rice gruel; rice water
to have one cup of sake after another
cautious theory; conservative theory
successive generations
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
overwork; working too hard
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
enhanced gravity; high gravity
gravitational sphere (of a celestial body); gravitational field
taking (something) seriously
double-edged eyelid
stratified; multilayered
to fold and pile up
slow in start work
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
slow to act; slow in starting work
low gravity; subgravity
weight restriction; weight limit
Chongqing (China)
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
heavy-hearted
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
weightlessness; zero gravity
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
tenfold
to pile up; to accumulate
heavy punishment
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
instrumental quintet
hidden double eyelid
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
to give an important position
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
fences within fences
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
weight of an (unloaded) vehicle; dead load; tare; one's own weight
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
slow of speech; prudent
double-glazed window; double window; storm window
someone with a dual personality
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
vehicle weight; car weight
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
heavy breed (esp. horse)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
weight loss; weight reduction; weight decrease
deuterium; heavy hydrogen
dual nationality; dual citizenship
double star; visual double
heavy (esp. in oil, chemistry, etc.)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to pile up; to accumulate
polymerization; polymerisation
(behaving with) patience and prudence; putting up with something
heavy sentence
serious illness
severity (of an illness)
very important point
duplication; redundancy
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
heavy obligation
intense suffering
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
gravity well (e.g. of a planet)
compound sentence; sentenced formed of two independent clauses; important cultural property; important cultural asset
graded race; high-stakes race
double helix (structure of DNA)
multi-vehicle accident
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
Habutae mochi; mochi smooth and white like habutae silk
double marriage (in the same family); intermarriage
intussusception; indigitation; invagination
singing in parts
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
double blossom
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology; kanji compound in which the same character is repeated
serious crime; heavy punishment
double-flowered
to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)
slow of speech; prudent
many layers; many piles
heavy-water reactor
major imprisonment; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
double heading (using two locomotives at the front of a train); double-headed train; doubleheader
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
suit; set of boxes
(papal) triple tiara
food tray (used in the food industry)
serious cases (of illness)
multiple citizenship; multiple nationality
pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box
dry weight (of a vehicle, food, etc.)
heavy additional tax(ation)
too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education
heavy load; burden of responsibility; heavy duty
lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside; clumsy
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
nest of lacquer boxes
piling up; multiple layers
simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
cherry tree bearing single blossoms; single cherry blossoms
taking care of oneself; looking after oneself
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
densimeter; hydrometer
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
to lap; to overlap
being prudent and cautious; caution oneself against
instrumental sextet
thick patch of mixed weeds; false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)
lifting (heavy load)
indirect translation; translation of a translation
compound interest
doing twice the work; duplication of work
Chongqing government; Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War
double weave; double cloth
vocal quartet; four-part chorus
to have aged without having accomplished anything
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
heavy electric; heavy electric machinery
reexplanation
layers of clouds
soft track; yielding track; muddy track
second accession to the throne
treasure; invaluable person
small mochi placed on top of a big mochi; two things heaped together
mixed on-kun kanji reading
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand; (arch.) female prostitute who carried multi-tiered food boxes about and peddled foodstuffs (Meiwa and Anei eras)
good to soft (track condition); good to yielding
double blind test; double blind trial
multiplexing; multiprocessing
box lunch with tempura
pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box
to fold and pile up
principle of superposition; superposition principle
main; principal; important
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
overstressing academic background
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
crest-decorated habutae (silk fabric used as a cloth for lining high-quality kimono); figured habutae
multiple star
mountains rising one above another
close confinement (in one's barracks)
third-rate company director; executive in name only
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
serious wound; serious injury
multi-tiered food box
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
resource-hungry software (CPU, memory, etc.); bloatware
multiplex broadcast or transmission
Lagomorpha; order of rabbits, hares and pikas
transuranium element; transuranic element; super heavy element
rated capacity; net lifting load
bichromic acid; dichromic acid
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
defence in depth; multiple safeguard; multiple protection
dead weight; dead load; static load
many-tiered tower; pagoda
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
multiplex broadcast(ing)
power loading; weight per horsepower
slowcoach; lazybones; slowpoke
hard of hearing
fourth jūbako tray; fourth stacked box
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month); Double Ninth Festival
to splash; to spray
slightly heavy; a little heavy
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
chief; leading; important; prominent
major imprisonment; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared
double-flowered
special blessing
piling up highly; becoming a large pile
double weave; double cloth
mixed on-kun kanji reading
principle of superposition; superposition principle
combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
hitoegusa (Monostroma nitidum)
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
sheet bend (knot)
stone weights on pickle-tub covers
once more; repeatedly
heavy liquids
head steward (of an estate)
sodium bicarbonate; baking soda
jacketed kettle; double boiler
double standard of morality
double blind trial; double blind test
heavy electric equipment
vocal quintet; five-part chorus
heavy-headed; haughty
to proofread again and again
to double the ranks
heavy media (liquid) separation
kilogram-weight; kilogramme-weight
full duplex transmission; full duplex communication
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation); careful inquiry; careful selection
deadweight ton; deadweight tonnage
bent back; stooping back
banner clouds in layers
heavy electric (power)
heavy electrical machinery
dead weight; dead load; static load
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance network; CSMA; CA network
carrier sense multiple access with collision detection network; CSMA; CD network
TDD; time division duplex
Time Division Multiplexing; TDM
time division multiplexing; TDM
FDD; frequency division duplex
multiple regression
multitasking; multi-tasking
multiplexer channel
multiplexer; multiplexing equipment
FDM; Frequency Division Multiplexer
OFDM; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
CDMA; Code Division Multiple Access
autumn garment
main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
four grave prohibitions (killing, theft, adultery, and deceit)
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand
radiation-induced polymerization; radiation polymerization
multiple correlation coefficient
barite; baryte; barytes
baking soda; bicarbonate of soda
courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
loving and taking care of something
superheavy nucleus; ultraheavy nucleus
extra heavy oil; heavy crude oil
genetic load; genetic burden
weighting (numerical)
chrysanthemum; color scheme for a kasane
chrysanthemum; color scheme for a kasane
solitary confinement in a dark cell without bedding (for up to one week)
lap joint (in building)
live load (e.g. on bridge); liveload
respecting the intentions or wishes of someone
Cinderella weight; weight considered ideal for women
barium oxide; heavy clay
copolymerization; interpolymerization
law of superposition; principle of superposition
the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge
double flower; double blossom
issuing (the same receipt) twice; issuing duplicate (receipts)
overlapping seasonal words; having more than one seasonal word in a haiku
good luck does not last; (lit.) a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)
gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass
intussusception; indigitation; invagination
Mie (prefecture)
Tokushige Station
eightfold gardenia; Gardenia jasminoide
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis); Yaeyama palm
tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
Examples (200 in total)
This book isn't as heavy as that one.
This book is very heavy.
This book is heavy.