How to say "gravity" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 重力じゅうりょくnounThe physical force that pulls objects toward each other, as in physics or everyday talk about things falling. This is the word you want whenever 'gravity' is literal.
- 重要性じゅうようせいnounCovers the figurative sense of 'gravity' as seriousness or importance of a matter, though it usually translates simply as 'importance'. Choose it when discussing how significant something is.
- 威厳いげんnounRefers to the gravity of a person's bearing — dignity, majesty, solemn presence. It describes people or manner rather than situations, and is rarely the word for other senses of 'gravity'.
- 軽重けいちょうnounMeans the relative weight or importance of things compared with one another, as in weighing priorities. It matches 'gravity' only in this comparative sense and is otherwise an uncommon choice.
Use 重力 for physical gravity, 重要性 for the importance of a matter, 威厳 for a person's dignified gravity, and 軽重 for relative weight or priority among things.
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