► 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)
重量 [(4)じゅうりょう] [tech] meaning: weight rank: 2
☆ 車両重量 ⇨ Vehicle weight (☛ Technical term for physical weight, except for human body weight)
体重 [たいじゅう] meaning: weight rank: 2
☆ 私の体重は70キロだ ⇨ My weight is 70kg (☛ Body weight of animals)
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)
重心 [じゅうしん] meaning: weight rank: 3
☆ この車は重心が低い ⇨ This car has a low center of gravity (☛ A center of gravity)
比重 [ひじゅう] [tech] meaning: weight rank: 3
☆ 鉄の比重は約8立方センチグラムだ ⇨ The relative density of steel is about 8 g/cm3
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)
目方 [めかた] meaning: weight rank: 4
☆ 芋は目方で売られている ⇨ Potatoes are sold by weight
軽重 [けいちょう] meaning: weight rank: 5
☆ 罰の軽重は罪の軽重に比例する ⇨ The severity of punishment will be proportionate to the severity of crime (☛ Literally “light heavy”)