厳重 (げんじゅう) Japanese meaning

厳重 (げんじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

厳stern, strictness, severity
重heavy, important, esteem

Related words

厳きびしいN4
厳しい is a common i-adjective for strictness in people, training, or conditions generally, while 厳重 is more formal and typically describes rigorous rules, security, or enforcement systems.
厳げん格かくN1
厳格 stresses strict, principled adherence to rules or standards (often describing a person's character), while 厳重 stresses the thoroughness and severity of precautions or enforcement.
厳げん密みつN1
厳密 means strict in the sense of precise and exacting (as in definitions or analysis), whereas 厳重 means strict in the sense of tight, unrelenting security or enforcement.
物もの々ものしいN1
厳重 is a formal word for strict security or rules, while 物々しい describes the visibly heavy, tense atmosphere that strictness creates.

Opposites

緩ゆるいN3
緩い describes lax or loose rules, security, or supervision, the opposite of the tight, rigorous enforcement implied by 厳重.

Don't confuse with

厳げん選せん
厳選 shares the kanji 厳 with 厳重 but means 'carefully selected' (as in choosing high-quality items), not 'strict/rigorous' in the sense of enforcement or security.
厳げん禁きん
厳重 means strict or tight (as in strict caution or tight security), while 厳禁 specifically means a strict ban on doing something.
厳げん密みつN1
厳重 describes strictness in enforcement or security (tight security, severe warning), while 厳密 describes exactness in logic, definitions, or standards.

Word family

厳げん重じゅう注ちゅう意い
reprimand; stern warning
厳げん重じゅう警けい戒かい
high alert; severe warning

Written forms

厳重Usage99%
- げんじゅう
  Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
- げんじょう
  out-dated reading

Etymology

Compound of 厳 (gen, 'strict, severe') and 重 (jū, 'heavy, serious'). The combination conveys a sense of weighty strictness. The reading げんじゅう is the standard modern form; げんじょう and げんちょう are historical variants now considered obsolete.

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