Number:
1070
重 heavy / overlap
ONYOMI: JUU
JEWS have to bear the heavy responsibility of being God's People and a Light Unto Nations.
重 looks like : car (車)sandwiched between an extra set of lines on top and bottom
So we can say,"The car was so heavy it needed an extra set of tires to carry the load! "
Behold!
DESCRIPTION: -
KUNYOMI:
- おも*い
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heavy
- ( を ) かさ＊ねる
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to overlap (literally) to have problems or work piling up and your life is hellish (figurative)
- ( が ) かさ＊なる
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to get piled up, to get a backlog - to go further and further (into debt)
JUKUGO:
- 重要 な ( じゅうよう な)
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essential
重 (heavy / overlap) + 要 (important) = 重要 (essential)
- 体重 ( たいじゅう )
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your mama's weight (450kilos?)
体 (body) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 体重 (your mama's weight (450kilos?))
- 重点 ( じゅうてん )
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the important point.
重 (heavy / overlap) + 点 (point) = 重点 (the important point. )
- XXX 二重 (XXX にじゅう )
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PREFIX meaning double, as in "double-chin" or "twin-engine plane."
(PRE)
二 (two) + 重 (heavy / overlap) = 二重 (double-xxx)
LOOKALIKES:
USED IN:
| Meaning | Hint | Radical | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 車 | car | ||
| 重 | heavy / overlap | EXTRA LINES / AXLES | |
| 垂 | drip, dangle | LINES DRIP OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT | |
| 乗 | ride a vehicle | TREE | 木 |
Car is an axle turned sideways.
Heavy cars are so heavy they need an extra axle.
Paint drips or dangles from the side of the newly-painted car.
You ride a vehicle RIGHT INTO A TREE.