heavy / overlap

(car) + (two)
★★★★☆
9 strokes
JERK

Onyomi

JUU

JEWS have to bear the heavy responsibility of being God's People and a Light Unto Nations.

Mnemonic

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!

Kunyomi

おも*い heavy
★★★★★
( ) かさ*ねる to overlap (literally) to have problems or work piling up and your life is hellish (figurative)
★★☆☆☆
( ) かさ*なる to get piled up, to get a backlog - to go further and further (into debt)
★☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

重要(じゅうよう)

essential ★★★★☆
(heavy / overlap) + (important) = 重要 (essential)

体重(たいじゅう)

your mama's weight (450kilos?) ★★☆☆☆
(body) + (heavy / overlap) = 体重 (your mama's weight (450kilos?))

重点(じゅうてん)

the important point. ★☆☆☆☆
(heavy / overlap) + (point) = 重点 (the important point. )

二重(にじゅう) XXX

double-xxx ★☆☆☆☆ PRE
(two) + (heavy / overlap) = 二重 (double-xxx)

PREFIX meaning double, as in "double-chin" or "twin-engine plane."

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
car
heavy / overlap EXTRA LINES / AXLES
drip, dangle LINES DRIP OFF TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT
ride a vehicle TREE

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.

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Synonyms

discreet, prudent
弁える    慎重    思慮深い    用心   
gravity
引力    重力   
important, vital
必要    大切    重大    重要    大事   
pile up, cram in
積む    積み上げる    重ねる    詰める   
precise,  strict,
几帳面な    厳密    厳格    正確    正確    精巧    厳重    きちんと 明確に   
set aside, store
蓄える    蓄積    貯める    留まってきた    滞る    重なる    積み重ねる   
systematic, methodical
系統    体系てきに    慎重に考える    思料深い    数量化   
the point is...
重点    要点    焦点   
weight
体重    重量