漢字城 Kanji Fortress

重 heavy

Also: pile up

On'yomi
ジュウ、チョウ
Kun'yomi
おも-い、かさ-ねる
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 3

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): おも-い.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
重 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A thousand villages piled one on top of another — nothing could be heavier.

A common word

  • 重い おもい heavy

Example sentences

  • このかばんはおもいですね。

    This bag is heavy, isn't it?

  • おさらをかさねてください。

    Please stack the plates.

Kanji that share a part

丿 is its radical. 62 kanji share it in all.

千 is a component.

  • 乗 ride
  • 垂 droop N2
  • 挿 insert N2
  • 舌 tongue N1