► 副詞
重ねて [かさねて] [liter] meaning: again rank: 3
☆ 重ねて御願い申し上げます ⇨ I implore you once again
► 動詞
重なる [かさなる] [liter] meaning: add rank: 1
☆ 偶然に偶然が重なった ⇨ It was a coincidence on top of another coincidence
重ねる [かさねる] [liter] meaning: add rank: 1
☆ 彼は努力に努力を重ねて遂に成功した ⇨ He had layered effort over effort, kept working hard, and finally succeeded
☆ 彼女は年を重ねるごとに魅力が増した ⇨ She has become more attractive as she has added ages, got older (☛ Usually not about a young person growing, but rather an older person getting older)
重なる [かさなる] meaning: layer rank: 1
☆ 地球の表面には岩、土、火山灰等が重なっている ⇨ Rocks, clay, volcano ashes and etc. are layered on the surface of Earth
重ねる [かさねる] meaning: layer rank: 1
☆ カーボンファイバーの板を重ねた構造 ⇨ A structure made with a layer of carbon fiber plates
☆ 私は薄い物を重ねて着るほうが好きだ ⇨ I like to layer and wear multiple thin clothing
重なる [かさなる] meaning: overlap rank: 1
☆ 予定が重なってしまった ⇨ Two schedules overlapped with each other
重なる [かさなる] [liter] meaning: repeat rank: 1
☆ 事故が重なった ⇨ Accidents happened one after another
重ねる [かさねる] [liter] meaning: repeat rank: 1
☆ 同じ失敗を何度も重ねるのはやる気がないからだ ⇨ You repeat the same mistake because you’re not serious
☆ 私からも重ねて御礼申し上げます ⇨ I too thank you
重なる [かさなる] meaning: stack rank: 1
☆ 逃げ遅れた人達が重なり合って死んでいた ⇨ People who had failed to escape were found dead on top of one another
重ねる [かさねる] meaning: stack rank: 1
☆ 彼女は枕を二つ重ねた ⇨ She stacked two pillows
重んじる [(4)おもんじる] [liter] meaning: value rank: 3
☆ 伝統を重んじる文化 ⇨ A culture that values, emphasizes, traditions
► 名詞
重さ [おもさ] meaning: weight rank: 1
☆ 彼女は芋の重さを測った ⇨ She measured the weight of potatoes (☛ Usually only about physical weight)
重ね [かさね] meaning: layer rank: 2
☆ 二枚重ねのトイレットペーパー ⇨ Two-ply toilet paper
☆ 彼女は重ね着をした ⇨ She wore layers of clothes
重み [おもみ] meaning: weight rank: 2
☆ 彼の言葉には重みが有る ⇨ His words carry weight (☛ Usually abstract, symbolic weight)
重り [おもり] meaning: weight rank: 3
☆ 彼はバーベルに重りを加えた ⇨ He added weight to the barbell (☛ A heavy object)
重し [おもし] meaning: weight rank: 4
☆ 彼女は漬物樽の上に重しを置いた ⇨ She put a weight on top of the pickle-making bucket (☛ A heavy object to hold something down)
► 形容詞
重い [(2)おもい] meaning: depress rank: 1
☆ 試験が近いと思うととにかく重い気分だ ⇨ It’s really depressing to think that exams are getting closer
重い [(2)おもい] meaning: heavy rank: 1
☆ このプログラムはこのコンピューターには重過ぎる ⇨ This program is too heavy for this computer
☆ この机は凄く重い ⇨ This desk is very heavy
☆ 彼には周囲の期待が重くのしかかっていた ⇨ The expectations of the people weighed heavily on him
☆ 重い沈黙が続いた ⇨ A heavy, awkward, silence continued
☆ 重い物は食べたくない ⇨ I don’t want to eat heavy stuff
重たい [(3)おもたい] [coll] meaning: heavy rank: 1
☆ 荷物が重たい ⇨ My baggage is heavy (☛ Usually interchangeable with 重い, although some idioms only use one exclusively, with no hard and fast rules)
重い [(2)おもい] meaning: serious rank: 1
☆ 彼が犯した罪は重い ⇨ The crime he committed is very serious
☆ 彼は重い病気に罹っている ⇨ He’s suffering from a serious illness
☆ 彼等は彼が当初の調査の時に協力的でなかった事を重く見ている ⇨ They are taking it very seriously that he was not cooperative during the initial investigation