目め方かた

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

General noun for weight, often used in everyday contexts like weighing objects or body weight.

重おもさ
重さ is the more common and general word for weight; 目方 is slightly more concrete and often used for weighing physical objects.
体たい重じゅう
体重 specifically means body weight, while 目方 can refer to any weight.

Compound of 目 (me, 'eye' or 'scale mark') and 方 (kata, 'direction' or 'way'), referring to the reading on a scale.