weight; heavy object
General term for a weight used to add mass, such as in exercise, scales, or pressing things down.
漬物の上に重りをのせる。
Put a weight on top of the pickles.
このダンベルの重
sinker; fishing weight
Specifically a weight used in fishing to sink the line; the kanji 錘 is often used for this sense.
釣り糸に重りを付けて投げる。
Attach a sinker to the fishing line and cast it.
How many kilograms is this dumbbell weight?
重り and 重し are read almost identically and both mean 'weight,' but 重し is restricted to a pressing stone or balance weight while 重り is used much more broadly (e.g. fishing sinkers).
Standard kanji spelling for weight or sinker; high-frequency news ranking.
Kanji specifically for a fishing sinker or weight; less common in general use.
Derived from the verb 重る (おもる, 'to become heavy') or directly from the adjective 重い (おもい, 'heavy'), with the nominalizer り.