重おもい

i-adjective

heavy; weighty

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

• この箱はこは見みた目めより重おもい。

  This box is heavier than it looks.

• 重おもい荷に物もつを駅えきまで運はこんだ。

  I carried the heavy luggage to the station.

i-adjective

emotionally heavy; depressed; uneasy

Describes a gloomy, burdened, or reluctant feeling. Common in phrases such as 気が重い and 重い気分.

• 試し験けんの結けっ果かを考かんがえると気きが重おもい。

  When I think about the exam results, my heart feels heavy.

• 彼かの女じょは重おもい気き分ぶんのまま家いえに帰かえった。

  She went home still feeling gloomy.

i-adjective

slow; sluggish; clumsy

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.

• 古ふるいスマホはアプリの起き動どうが重おもい。

  On the old smartphone, apps are slow to start.

• 彼かれは疲つかれていて動うごきが重おもい。

  He is tired, and his movements are sluggish.

i-adjective

important; serious; grave

Used for matters, roles, decisions, words, or responsibilities that carry great weight or significance.

• 彼かの女じょは若わかくして重おもい責せき任にんを任まかされた。

  She was entrusted with a heavy responsibility at a young age.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばは短みじかいが重おもい。

  His words are brief, but they carry weight.

i-adjective

severe; serious; critical

Used for negative conditions or consequences such as illness, injury, punishment, or damage when they are serious or severe.

• 祖そ父ふの病びょう気きは思おもったより重おもい。

  My grandfather's illness is more serious than we thought.

• 飲いん酒しゅ運うん転てんには重おもい罰ばつが科かされる。

  Drunk driving is subject to severe punishment.

i-adjective

solid; dignified; steady

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.

• 祖そ父ふは口くち数かずは少すくないが、重おもい人ひと柄がらで皆みんなに信しん頼らいされていた。

  My grandfather was a man of few words, but everyone trusted his steady, dignified character.