重んじる|おもんじるomonjiru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
    たいていの女性じょせいは流行りゅうこうを重おもんじる。↗
    Most women make much of fashion.
Conjugation
Dictionary form重んじる(おもんじる)
Polite (masu)重んじます(おもんじます)
Negative (nai)重んじない(おもんじない)
polite (masen)重んじません(おもんじません)
classical zu / nu重んじず・重んじぬ(おもんじず・おもんじぬ)
Past (ta)重んじた(おもんじた)
polite (mashita)重んじました(おもんじました)
Past negative (nakatta)重んじなかった(おもんじなかった)
polite (masen deshita)重んじませんでした(おもんじませんでした)
Te form重んじて(おもんじて)
Potential重んじられる(おもんじられる)
Passive重んじられる(おもんじられる)
Causative重んじさせる(おもんじさせる)
Causative passive重んじさせられる(おもんじさせられる)
Conditional (ba)重んじれば(おもんじれば)
tara重んじたら(おもんじたら)
Volitional重んじよう(おもんじよう)
polite (mashou)重んじましょう(おもんじましょう)
Imperative重んじろ(おもんじろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym尊重そんちょうNeutralNeutral noun for respecting other people's opinions or rights; common in everyday use, as in 「人権を尊重する」.
  • Synonym尊ぶとうとぶWrittenA verb for revering or holding something in high regard, as in 「礼儀を尊ぶ」; mainly found in written/formal prose.
  • Synonym重んずるおもんずるWrittenThe literary form of 「重んじる」, with the same meaning; found in written/formal prose.
  • Related尊むとうとむWrittenWritten/formal prose verb for treasuring and revering something; stresses holding a thing in esteem, while 「重んじる」 stresses valuing it and giving it priority.
  • Related大切にするたいせつにするNeutralNeutral phrase, common in speech, for treasuring something and treating it well; the focus is on caring for it rather than giving it priority.
  • Antonym軽んじるかろんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose verb and the direct opposite of 「重んじる」: to look down on something or make light of it.

Use 「重んじる」 to value and prioritize things like tradition or etiquette, as in 「礼儀を重んじる」. For respecting opinions or rights choose 「尊重」; for revering, 「尊ぶ」; for cherishing, 「大切にする」. 「重んずる」 is the literary form of the headword; 「軽んじる」 is its antonym.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 価値かちあるものとして大切たいせつに扱あつかう。重視じゅうしする。珍重ちんちょうする。
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