重み・重味|おもみomomi[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
重み重み, written with kanji and kana, is the most common form; use it for weight, the weight of someone’s words, burden, or grandeur.
重味重味 is a rarely used ateji variant written entirely in kanji; beginners should generally choose 重み instead.
Definitions
  1. nounweight
    重おもみで氷こおりが砕くだけた。↗
    The ice cracked under the weight.
  2. nounweight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; grandeur; dignity
  3. nounimportance; significance
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymウェイトNeutralA loanword for physical weight, body weight, or statistical weighting and relative importance; 「重み」 is more about the weight of words or responsibilities.
  • Synonym重さおもさNeutralThe degree of being heavy; used for how heavy an object is and also in 「責任の重さ」. 「重み」 stresses the felt heaviness or burden pressing on you.
  • Synonym重量じゅうりょうNeutralFormal term for the measured weight of an object, as in 「重量制限」; 「重み」 suggests a sense of heft or significance.
  • Synonym目方めかたNeutralA colloquial, somewhat dated word for the weight measured on a scale; 「重み」 tends to be more abstract.
  • Synonym重きおもきWrittenWritten style, mostly in 「〜に重きを置く」 for placing emphasis on something; 「重み」 is the weight itself.
  • Synonym量目りょうめWrittenWritten-style and rarely used; the amount as weighed out. In everyday speech say 「重さ」.
  • Related重要じゅうようNeutralAn adjectival noun meaning important; 「重み」 is a noun conveying weight or dignity.
  • Related重要性じゅうようせいNeutralThe degree of being important; 「重み」 carries a sense of heft or gravitas.
  • Related重大性じゅうだいせいWrittenWritten-style word for how serious or grave a situation is; 「重み」 leans toward weight and dignity.
  • Related重要度じゅうようどNeutralDegree of importance or priority; 「重み」 carries a felt sense of weight.
  • Antonym軽さかるさNeutralLightness, the opposite of 「重み」.

Use 「重み」 for the felt weight of words, duties or history, as in 「言葉の重み」「荷物の重み」. For how heavy something is pick 「重さ」 or 「重量」; to stress one aspect use 「重きを置く」; for weighting use 「ウェイト」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 重量じゅうりょう。またその度合どあい。
  2. 重要度じゅうようど。
  3. 貫禄かんろく。
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