稠ちゅう密みつ

also: ちょうみつ

ちゅ

う

み

つ

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dense; populous; crowded; thick

Describes a high concentration of people, buildings, or things in a given area. Often used in formal or written contexts to describe population density or closely packed objects.

この地ち域いきは人じん口こうが稠ちゅう密みつだ。
This area is densely populated.

都と

市し

部ぶ

で

は

住じゅう

宅たく

が

稠ちゅう

密みつ

し

て

いる

。

In urban areas, houses are crowded together.

Written forms

稠密Usage100%
- ちゅうみつ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading ちゅうみつ is the most common.
- ちょうみつ
  Alternate reading restricted to this kanji form; less common than ちゅうみつ.
綢ちゅう密みつ
Variant kanji form; rarely used.
ちょうみつ

Kanji

稠density
密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
綢be clothed in, tie, detailed

Similar words

密みっ集しゅう
密集 is more common and neutral for describing physical crowding or clustering, while 稠密 is more formal and often used for population density.
過か密みつ
過密 implies excessive density or overcrowding, often with a negative connotation, whereas 稠密 is a neutral descriptor of high density.

Etymology

The kanji 稠 means 'dense' or 'thick', and 密 means 'dense' or 'close'. The word is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango) combining these two characters to express high density.