重要性|じゅうようせいjuuyousei
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- nounimportance; gravity
- Synonym重要度じゅうようどNeutralRefers to the degree of importance, which can be compared and ranked, as in 「重要度が高い」; 「重要性」 stresses the quality of being important itself.
- Synonym重大性じゅうだいせいWrittenA written, formal word for gravity and seriousness, stressing large impact and grave consequences.
- Synonym重要さNeutralA colloquial nominal form for how important something is; more casual than 「重要性」, as in 「その重要さに気づく」.
- Synonym重大さNeutralRefers to how serious a situation is, stressing the weight of its consequences, as in 「事の重大さ」.
- Related重要じゅうようNeutralAn adjectival noun meaning important, as in 「重要な会議」; it is not the nominalized 「重要性」.
- Related重みおもみNeutralSuggests weight or heft, as in 「言葉の重み」, carrying a sense of dignity and emotional coloring.
- Related大切さNeutralExpresses that something is precious and dear, as in 「命の大切さ」; warmer in tone than 「重要性」.
- Antonym些末性NeutralDenotes triviality, the opposite of 「重要性」; not a fixed, established word.
Use 「重要性」 to state that something is important, as in 「教育の重要性」. Choose 「大切さ」 when speaking with feeling, 「重大さ」 for serious consequences, 「重要度」 for a comparable degree, and 「重み」 for a sense of weight.
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- 重要であること。


