重い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 重い | 重くない |
| Polite | 重いです | 重くないですalso 重くありません |
| Past polite | 重かったです | 重くなかったですalso 重くありませんでした |
| Past | 重かった | 重くなかった |
| Te-form | 重くて | 重くなくて |
| Adverbial | 重く | |
| Conditional | 重ければ | 重くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 重かったら | 重くなかったら |
The basic physical sense: having a lot of weight or being hard to lift, carry, or move. The usual opposite is 軽い.
Antonyms: 軽い
この箱は見た目より重い。
This box is heavier than it looks.
I carried the heavy luggage to the station.
Used when movement, operation, or response feels slow and burdened. In modern everyday use it is also very common for devices, software, or internet connections that run sluggishly.
On the old smartphone, apps are slow to start.
He is tired, and his movements are sluggish.
Used for matters, roles, decisions, words, or responsibilities that carry great weight or significance.
She was entrusted with a heavy responsibility at a young age.
His words are brief, but they carry weight.
Used for negative conditions or consequences such as illness, injury, punishment, or damage when they are serious or severe.
My grandfather's illness is more serious than we thought.
Drunk driving is subject to severe punishment.
A less common evaluative use for a person's character, manner, or bearing: not frivolous, but steady, dignified, or sensible. It can sound somewhat old-fashioned or literary compared with words such as 落ち着いた.
My grandfather was a man of few words, but everyone trusted his steady, dignified character.
Two of us carried the heavy desk.
As the team leader, he carries a heavy responsibility.
The doctor said my father's illness is serious.
Maybe because I'm tired, my body feels sluggish today.
I felt gloomy after hearing the bad news.
This computer runs so slowly that it's a problem.
importance; emphasis; weight
respect; value; prize
stone weight (for pickling) · weight (for a balance)
heavy load; heavy burden; heavy freight · heavy responsibility; mental burden; encumbrance
honor; respect; esteem; prize
weight; heavy object · sinker; fishing weight
heavy; oppressive; gloomy; stifling
pregnant; with child
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
get heavy; become heavier · worsen; grow serious; become severe
weight
slow of speech; reticent; taciturn
slowcoach; lazybones; slowpoke
heavy-hearted; depressed; feeling down
good to soft (track condition); good to yielding
slightly heavy; a little heavy
thin rice gruel; rice water
heavy-headed; haughty
slow of speech; taciturn; reticent
heavy-looking; seeming heavy