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N4 い-adjective

重(おも)いheavy, weighty, heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy, slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy, important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave, serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical, solid, established, dignified, sensible

    Dictionary Definition

    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        heavy, weighty

        Antonyms:

      2. 2.

        heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy

      3. 3.

        slow, sluggish, lumbering, ponderous, clumsy

      4. 4.

        important (position, responsibility, etc.), serious, grave

      5. 5.

        serious (punishment, illness, etc.), severe, critical

      6. 6.

        solid, established, dignified, sensible

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    重い 【おもい】

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    Examples

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    • そのガラスの置物(おきもの)は重(おも)いですか?

      Is that glass ornament heavy?

      • N4
    • 一人(ひとり)の男性(だんせい)が重(おも)い足取(あしど)りで歩(ある)いている。

      A man is walking with heavy steps.

      • N4
    • 重(おも)い病気(びょうき)にかかってしまった時(とき)こそ、ポジティブになるべきです。

      It is when you are seriously ill that you ought to be positive.

      • N4
    • 車(くるま)のハンドルがとても重(おも)いので、もっと軽(かる)いものを新(あたら)しく買(か)おうと思(おも)う。

      The steering of my car is very heavy, so I will buy a new one that is lighter.

      • N3
    • 寝不足(ねぶそく)で頭(あたま)が重(おも)く、授業(じゅぎょう)に全(まった)くと言(い)って良(よ)いほど集中(しゅうちゅう)出来(でき)ませんでした。

      My head was heavy from lack of sleep and I could not concentrate at all in class.

      • N3
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