重んじる|おもんじるomonjiru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
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.
- 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.
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