Today’s Kanji is “重” (omo-i); Kanji for “heavy”.
Handwritten Kanji “重” (omo-i)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “重”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 重 | ジュウ チョウ え おも-い かさ-ねる かさ-なる |
juu chou e omo-i kasa-neru kasa-naru |
9 | 里 | heavy |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “重”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 体重計 | たいじゅうけい | Taijū-kei | Body scale |
| 重い荷物 | おもいにもつ | Omoi nimotsu | Heavy package |
| 重なりあって寝る | かさなりあってねる | Kasanari atte neru | Sleeping on top of each other |
