おも
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. heavy; weighty
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
3. slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy
4. important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave
5. serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical
6. solid; established; dignified; sensible
Pitch accent
もい
Top 30200
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
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
Examples (71 in total)
It's heavy.
My schoolbag is very heavy.
Gold is heavier than silver.
The opposite of "heavy" is "light."
Gold is heavier than iron.
My phone is heavy.
The Internet is so slow today.
I need a heavy coat.
The floor sagged under the heavy weight.
She became very ill.
A pound is a unit of weight.
Is Tom's illness serious?
Liquids are heavier than gases.
Gold is far heavier than water.
Which is the heavier of the two?
This box is not so heavy.
The ice will crack under your weight.
Water is heavier than oil.
Whose bag is the heaviest?
Which are heavier, sandwiches or onigiris?
What a heavy desk this is!
The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
My backpack is very heavy.
This is as heavy as lead.
This desk was too heavy to lift.
How heavy is your suitcase?
Is that as heavy as this?
Can you weigh this, please?
Have you ever had any serious illness?
This book isn't as heavy as that one.
The walls supported the entire weight of the roof.
The branch broke under the weight of the snow.
Let me help you. Your bag looks very heavy.
I don't like to take on such heavy responsibilities.
This bike is awful; it's too heavy.
How heavy is this box?
He took the heavy box down from the shelf.
A great responsibility lies on his shoulders.
Don't you think that the taxes are too heavy in Japan?
Who is heavier, Ben or Mike?
The eggs were graded according to weight and size.
The king imposed heavy taxes on his people.
This desk was too heavy for Patty to lift.
The deer is three times as heavy as Jane.
I think they should put a heavy tax on imports.
He weighed the stone in his hand.
It is said that his mother is gravely ill.
This stone was so heavy that I could not lift it.
Heavy posts are needed to sustain this bridge.
I needn't have worn such a heavy coat today.
"Is he seriously ill?" "I hope not."
The boy tried moving the heavy sofa.
The floor gave in under the weight of the heavy safe.
You could say that both balls have the same weight.
My box is twice as heavy as yours.
Paul often drags heavy tools with him.
Gravity causes objects to have weight.
This racket is rather too heavy for me.
She had her heavy suitcase carried by the porter.
Will the judge fine him heavily?
The Imari porcelain plate that my father cherished was quite heavy.
I dragged the heavy baggage to the airport.
The trunk was too heavy for him to manage.
You shouldn't put something so heavy on top of a laptop.
The value of the coins depended on the weight of the metal used.
What's in this bag? Why's it so heavy?
These bags are very heavy, so carry one bag at a time.
The ice on the lake couldn't bear his weight.
The human brain weighs about three pounds.
On average, these packages weigh two pounds.
She's very ill and has been in bed for a week.