also: じゅうほう
na-adjective, noun
Only with reading ちょうほう
Na-adjective use, normally read ちょうほう. Often describes an object, tool, feature, or piece of information that is practically useful in a situation.
この小さなライトは停電のときに重宝だ。
This small light is handy during a power outage.
一人暮らしには重宝な調理器具です。
It is a useful cooking tool for living alone.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
find useful; come in handy; use often
Only with reading ちょうほう
Suru-verb use, normally read ちょうほうする. It often means that the speaker finds something useful and keeps using it, not merely that the thing is objectively convenient.
この辞書を仕事で重宝している。
I find this dictionary useful at work.
折りたたみ傘は旅行中に重宝した。
The folding umbrella came in handy during the trip.
noun
valuable treasure; priceless object
Noun use for a treasured or precious object. This is much less common than the everyday ちょうほう meaning 'useful'; the reading じゅうほう is especially associated with this treasure sense.
寺に伝わる重宝が特別に公開された。
A treasured object handed down at the temple was put on special display.