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Meanings
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one's own weight
Refers to the weight of a person or object itself, often in contexts like bearing one's own weight or collapsing under its own weight.
He worried that the floor might give way under his own weight.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉の自重を測るto measure the tare weight of a vehicle or structure
We measure the truck's own weight before calculating the cargo load.
- 〈物〉が自重で潰れるfor something to collapse under its own weight
The old bridge collapsed under its own weight.