Keyword
heavy
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig1805
Readings
おも
(23%)
かさ
(16%)
え
(4%)
Composed of
thousand
home village
Mnemonic

Over a thousand folk call this their home village, it must be a heavy responsibility for the village chief to take care of it.

Used in kanji (8 in total)
move
seed
collide
fragrant herb
Used in vocabulary (774 in total)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
precious; valuable
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
(body) weight
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
respect; esteem; regard
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to pile up; to accumulate
serious wound; serious injury
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
serious illness
importance; gravity
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
pile; accumulation
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
leader; authority; mainstay
serious condition; critical condition
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
Mie Prefecture (Kinki area)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
chief vassal; senior statesman
valuable article; valuables
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
multiple; multiplex
felony; serious crime
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
important person; strategic person; key figure
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
heavy responsibility
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
severely wounded person
weightiness; heaviness
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
weight; sinker
heavy equipment
critical (condition); serious
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
-fold; -ply
importance; priority
piling up; multiple layers
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
to age; to grow old
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
weightlessness; zero gravity
dual personality; split personality
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
importance; emphasis; stress
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
heavy industry
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
important cultural property; important cultural asset
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
serious illness
to age; to grow old
heavy weapon; heavy weaponry; heavy firearm
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
overlapping; piling; stacking
serious crime; grave crime
important matter; matters of weight
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
heavy oil; fuel oil
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
multiple personality; split personality
importance; seriousness
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
heavy taxation
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to be careful; to take the utmost care
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
high alert; severe warning
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
seriously sick person
solemn; grave; impressive
to lap; to overlap
gravitational field
gravitational wave; gravity wave
multi-tiered food box
cautious theory; conservative theory
additional printing; reprint; reissue
felony; serious crime
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
five-storied pagoda
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
slightly heavy; a little heavy
sevenfold; seven-ply
important documents; important papers
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
responsible position
Chongqing (China)
serious condition; critical condition
dual structure; double structure
incommunicative; taciturn
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
instrumental ensemble
important matter (for discussion)
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status
instrumental quartet
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
baking soda; bicarbonate of soda; sodium bicarbonate
overwork; working too hard
military supplies (transported to the front line); military stores
to find useful; to think highly of
double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
heavy artillery
stratified; multilayered
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
feeling of oppression
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
multistoried; multilayered
heavy armor; heavy armour; wearing heavy armor
to grow old; to age
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status
transport corps; army service corps
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
five-storied pagoda
double helix (structure of DNA)
graviton (hypothetical elementary particle)
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
double-edged eyelid
gravitational acceleration; acceleration of gravity
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts
close siege
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
thin rice gruel; rice water
to have one cup of sake after another
slow to act; slow in starting work
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
gravitational sphere (of a celestial body); gravitational field
duality; dual nature; duplexity; two-fold character
critical infrastructure
severity (of an illness)
enhanced gravity; high gravity
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
successive generations
double-edged eyelid
to fold and pile up
dual nationality; dual citizenship
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
weight restriction; weight limit
taking (something) seriously
low gravity; subgravity
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
slow to act; slow in starting work
heavy additional tax(ation)
weightlifting; weight lifting
multi-vehicle accident
heavy punishment
heavy-hearted
weightlessness; zero gravity
fences within fences
to be main; to be principal; to be important
attaching paramount weight (to); placing utmost priority (on); regarding as the most important
Chrysanthemum Festival; one of the five annual festivals; celebrated on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
instrumental quintet
hidden double eyelid
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
very important point
unimportant things; insignificant things; trifles
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
to give an important position
tenfold
single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold; upper eyelid with no fold
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
to pile up; to accumulate
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
double-glazed window; double window; storm window
someone with a dual personality
Transportation Corps (service branch of the Imperial Japanese Army)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
deuterium; heavy hydrogen
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
compound sentence; sentenced formed of two independent clauses; important cultural property; important cultural asset
double-stopping (string instr.); double-stop; multiphonics (e.g. wind instr.)
slow of speech; prudent
spending heavily on virtual goods or premium features (in a video game, on a social networking service, etc.)
vehicle weight; car weight
heavy breed (esp. horse)
(illegal) dual bookkeeping; two sets of books
polymerization; polymerisation
main; principal; chief; leading; important
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
weight loss; weight reduction; weight decrease
serious cases (of illness)
duplication; redundancy
there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
heavy-water reactor
graded race; high-stakes race
Mie Prefectural Police (abbr)
load-bearing capacity; weight-bearing capacity
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
profound; weighty; deep; serious; grave
heavy sentence
double star; visual double
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
pile; accumulation
(behaving with) patience and prudence; putting up with something
intense suffering
felony; major offence; felon; old offender
serious illness
weight of an (unloaded) vehicle; dead load; tare; one's own weight
many layers; many piles
gravity well (e.g. of a planet)
heavy (esp. in oil, chemistry, etc.)
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
double helix (structure of DNA)
to call someone's ability into question; to doubt a ruler's competence
heavy obligation
there is but a fine line between genius and insanity
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
multiple root
double heading (using two locomotives at the front of a train); double-headed train; doubleheader
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
double blossom
lazy ass; (someone) slow to act
double glazing; double-paned glass
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
Habutae mochi; mochi smooth and white like habutae silk
food tray (used in the food industry)
singing in parts
double marriage (in the same family); intermarriage
treasure; invaluable person
intussusception; indigitation; invagination
suit; set of boxes
weightlifting; weight lifting
pleonasm; redundancy; tautology; kanji compound in which the same character is repeated
serious crime; heavy punishment
double-flowered
to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)
pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box
heavy electric; heavy electric machinery
slow of speech; prudent
material fact; material information
major imprisonment; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
being prudent and cautious; caution oneself against
weighting (numerical)
dual monarchy; Austria-Hungary; Austro-Hungarian Empire
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
(papal) triple tiara
piling up; multiple layers
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
defence in depth; multiple safeguard; multiple protection
dry weight (of a vehicle, food, etc.)
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts
nest of lacquer boxes
double weave; double cloth
too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education
lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside; clumsy
multiple personality disorder; MPD
compound interest
instrumental sextet
profound (of a disability, etc.); most severe
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
heavy load; burden of responsibility; heavy duty
ten grave prohibitions (killing, stealing, lying, etc.); ten major precepts
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to lap; to overlap
thick patch of mixed weeds; false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)
doing twice the work; duplication of work
layers of clouds
cherry tree bearing single blossoms; single cherry blossoms
taking care of oneself; looking after oneself
respecting the intentions or wishes of someone
to humbly implore; to beg profusely
lifting (heavy load)
densimeter; hydrometer
serious or slight injury; major and minor injuries
short weight; underweight
soft track; yielding track; muddy track
indirect translation; translation of a translation
vocal quartet; four-part chorus
Chongqing government (Kuomintang government based in Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War)
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
reexplanation
thick patch of mixed weeds; false cleavers (species of bedstraw, Galium spurium var. echinospermon)
pile; accumulation
holder of multiple (e.g. dual) citizenships; dual national; dual citizen
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand; (arch.) female prostitute who carried multi-tiered food boxes about and peddled foodstuffs (Meiwa and Anei eras)
to have aged without having accomplished anything
multiple citizenship; multiple nationality
fourth jūbako tray; fourth stacked box
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
multiple star
issuing (the same receipt) twice; issuing duplicate (receipts)
second accession to the throne
four-fold hardship; quadruple whammy
to pile up; to accumulate
crest-decorated habutae (silk fabric used as a cloth for lining high-quality kimono); figured habutae
mixed on-kun kanji reading
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
slightly heavy; a little heavy
mountains rising one above another
small mochi placed on top of a big mochi; two things heaped together
to fold and pile up
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
box lunch with tempura
barite; baryte; barytes
two prices (for the same product); dual pricing
pork cutlet on rice in a lacquered box
double blind test; double blind trial
vocal quintet; five-part chorus
multiplexing; multiprocessing
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
to call someone's ability into question; to doubt a ruler's competence
Tokushige Station
double printing; superimposition; superimposing
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
serious wound; serious injury
close confinement (in one's barracks)
special blessing
good to soft (track condition); good to yielding
principle of superposition; superposition principle
overstressing academic background
bichromic acid; dichromic acid
serious wound; serious injury
third-rate company director; executive in name only
to humbly implore; to beg profusely
to splash; to spray
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
multiplex broadcast or transmission
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts
dual citizen; person having dual citizenship or nationality
hard of hearing
double jeopardy; double punishment; double penalty
multi-tiered food box
multiple root
slowcoach; lazybones; slowpoke
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month); Double Ninth Festival
Lagomorpha; order of rabbits, hares and pikas
person with a severe intellectual disability
rated capacity; net lifting load
multiplex broadcast(ing)
double printing; superimposition; superimposing
double eyelid surgery; double-edged eyelid surgery
power loading; weight per horsepower
transuranium element; transuranic element; super heavy element
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
managing data from two locations; dual control; dual custody
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
many-tiered tower; pagoda
multiple regression
full-scale eating and drinking (cf. lighter fare usu. served in cafes)
heavy and hard (of a wood)
Cinderella weight; weight considered ideal for women
resource-hungry software (CPU, memory, etc.); bloatware
dead weight; dead load; static load
pile; accumulation
Mie Prefecture (Kinki area)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
chief; leading; prominent; principal; main; important
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
semi-state of emergency COVID-19 measures; COVID-19 pre-emergency status
weightlifting; weight lifting
declaring that one is one tile away from winning on one's first discard and before any tiles have been called or kongs declared; being one step away from victory, with two paths to achieve it
double-flowered
major imprisonment; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
weighting (numerical)
double weave; double cloth
piling up highly; becoming a large pile
double printing; superimposition; superimposing
mixed on-kun kanji reading
combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
principle of superposition; superposition principle
hitoegusa (Monostroma nitidum)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
main deuteragonist; main secondary or supporting role
main deuteragonist; main secondary or supporting role
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
sheet bend (knot)
stone weights on pickle-tub covers
once more; repeatedly
heavy liquids
head steward (of an estate)
jacketed kettle; double boiler
double standard of morality
double blind trial; double blind test
heavy electric equipment
heavy-headed; haughty
dual pricing system; dual price system
to proofread again and again
heavy media (liquid) separation
kilogram-weight; kilogramme-weight
full duplex transmission; full duplex communication
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation); careful inquiry; careful selection
deadweight ton; deadweight tonnage
bent back; stooping back
banner clouds in layers
heavy electric (power)
heavy electrical machinery
dead weight; dead load; static load
potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7)
carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance network; CSMA; CA network
carrier sense multiple access with collision detection network; CSMA; CD network
TDD; time division duplex
time-division multiplexing; TDM
time-division multiplexing; TDM
FDD; frequency division duplex
multitasking; multi-tasking
multiplexer channel
multiplexer; multiplexing equipment
FDM; Frequency Division Multiplexer
OFDM; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
CDMA; Code Division Multiple Access
autumn garment
four grave prohibitions (killing, theft, adultery, and deceit)
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand
radiation-induced polymerization; radiation polymerization
superinfection; coinfection
multiple correlation coefficient
baking soda; bicarbonate of soda
courteous language (i.e. humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener or a third party)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
combination of layered colours, esp. for kimono (usu. white and light indigo)
loving and taking care of something
superheavy nucleus; ultraheavy nucleus
extra heavy oil; heavy crude oil
genetic load; genetic burden
chrysanthemum; color scheme for a kasane
chrysanthemum; color scheme for a kasane
solitary confinement in a dark cell without bedding (for up to one week)
live load (e.g. on bridge); liveload
barium oxide; heavy clay
copolymerization; interpolymerization
law of superposition; principle of superposition
the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge
double flower; double blossom
overlapping seasonal words; having more than one seasonal word in a haiku
overlapping seasonal words; having more than one seasonal word in a haiku
good luck does not last; (lit.) a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)
gross vehicle weight; gross vehicle mass
intussusception; indigitation; invagination
Mie (prefecture)
compound-complex sentence
patient with a serious illness; patient with a severe condition; critically ill patient
serious injury or illness
heavy cargo carrier; heavy load carrier; heavy-lift ship
to paint over; to spread on; to put on coat after coat
to paint over; to spread on; to put on coat after coat
three concentric circles; triple circle
polymerization reaction; polymerisation reaction
crane ship; floating crane
additional printing; reprint
deuterium; heavy hydrogen
aggravated consequential offense; crime aggravated by results
aggravated offense; aggravated crime
triton (nucleus of tritium)
felon; serious offender; perpetrator of a grave crime
Chongqing University; CQU
eightfold gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides f. ovalifolia)
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
Rhabdoblatta yayeyamana (species of cockroach)
Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis); Yaeyama palm
tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
Examples (200 in total)
Only a heavy feeling remained.
He easily opens the heavy-looking wooden door and goes inside.
I tried to sit up immediately, but noticed that my body was strangely heavy.