重い

おもい

Heavy; serious, severe

N5i-adjective·omoi

How to remember it

重 = weighty/doubled; picture straining under a heavy load.

Example sentences

  • この荷物はとても重いです。

    このにもつはとてもおもいです。

    This luggage is very heavy.

  • 父は重い病気になりました。

    ちちはおもいびょうきになりました。

    My father became seriously ill.

Usage

i-adjective; extends to 'serious' (illness, responsibility). Antonym 軽い.

Related words

軽い大きい病気重ねる

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