重んずる|おもんずるomonzuru[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

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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