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N2 Noun

比重(ひじゅう)specific gravity, weight, part, relative weight, relative importance

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        specific gravity, relative density

        Physics

      2. 2.

        relative importance, weight

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    比重 【ひじゅう】

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    • 鉄(てつ)はアルミニウムよりも比重(ひじゅう)が大(おお)きいです。

      The specific gravity of iron is greater than that of aluminum.

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    • 光熱(こうねつ)費(ひ)が占(し)める比重(ひじゅう)が大(おお)きい。節電(せつでん)をしよう。

      The weight of utility costs is large. Let's save electricity.

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    • 比重(ひじゅう)が大(おお)きい物質(ぶっしつ)は、比重(ひじゅう)が小(ちい)さい物質(ぶっしつ)よりも重(おも)い。

      Materials with a larger specific gravity are heavier than those with a smaller specific gravity.

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    • 海外(かいがい)留学(りゅうがく)をしたいので、他(ほか)の教科(きょうか)より英語(えいご)に比重(ひじゅう)を置(お)いている。

      I want to study abroad, so I am placing more importance on English than other subjects.

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    • その鉄道(てつどう)会社(がいしゃ)は、路線(ろせん)の増強(ぞうきょう)よりも線路(せんろ)の安全(あんぜん)性(せい)に比重(ひじゅう)を置(お)いています。

      That railway company places more importance on the safety of the tracks than on increasing the number of routes.

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