重視

じゅうし

Emphasis, regard as important

N3noun·juushi

How to remember it

重 (heavy) meets 視 (look)—looking at something as heavy and important.

Example sentences

  • 会社は品質を重視している。

    かいしゃはひんしつをじゅうししている。

    The company emphasizes quality.

  • 安全を重視した設計だ。

    あんぜんをじゅうししたせっけいだ。

    It is a design that prioritizes safety.

Usage

Used with を+する; its direct opposite is 軽視 (to neglect).

Related words

重要注目重点軽視

Learn this word — and remember it

Add 重視to your flashcards and yomion’s spaced-repetition engine will schedule it so you never forget. Practice typing it, hear it spoken, and see it in more sentences.