重んずる|おもんずるomonzuru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb (-zuru), transitive verbto honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 重んずる(おもんずる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 重んずます(おもんずます) |
| Negative (nai) | 重んずない(おもんずない) |
| polite (masen) | 重んずません(おもんずません) |
| classical zu / nu | 重んずず・重んずぬ(おもんずず・おもんずぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 重んずた(おもんずた) |
| polite (mashita) | 重んずました(おもんずました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 重んずなかった(おもんずなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 重んずませんでした(おもんずませんでした) |
| Te form | 重んずて(おもんずて) |
| Potential | 重んずられる(おもんずられる) |
| Passive | 重んずられる(おもんずられる) |
| Causative | 重んずさせる(おもんずさせる) |
| Causative passive | 重んずさせられる(おもんずさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 重んずれば(おもんずれば) |
| tara | 重んずたら(おもんずたら) |
| Volitional | 重んずよう(おもんずよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 重んずましょう(おもんずましょう) |
| Imperative | 重んずろ(おもんずろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym尊重そんちょうNeutralNoun for respecting people's opinions and rights; common in everyday use, as in 「意見を尊重する」.
- Synonym尊ぶとうとぶWrittenVerb meaning to esteem or value something, as in 「和を尊ぶ」; leans toward written prose.
- Synonym重んじるおもんじるWrittenSynonymous with 「重んずる」 and the more common form today, though still formal in feel; 「重んずる」 sounds even more literary.
- Related尊むとうとむWrittenVerb for treasuring and revering something; leans toward written prose and stresses esteeming, while 「重んずる」 stresses valuing and giving priority.
- Related大切にするたいせつにするNeutralPhrase for cherishing and taking good care of people or things; common in speech, stressing treating them well.
- Antonym軽んずるかろんずるWrittenVerb meaning to slight or look down on something; the direct antonym of 「重んずる」.
- AntonymないがしろNeutralNoun for treating someone or something with disrespect, as in 「ないがしろにする」; the opposite of valuing.
Use 「重んずる」 for valuing or prioritizing tradition or etiquette, as in 「伝統を重んずる」; the synonymous 「重んじる」 is more common today. Use 「尊重」 for respecting opinions, 「尊ぶ」 for esteeming, and the antonym 「軽んずる」 for slighting.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


