重鎮|じゅうちんjuuchin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounleader; authority; mainstay

• Synonym大物おおものNeutralA big shot or VIP, but also large game or a big catch; common in colloquial speech, while 「重鎮」 stresses seniority and weight.
• Synonym大立者おおだてものNeutralThe most famous, influential person in a field; also the star actor of a theater troupe. Close to 「重鎮」 but slightly dated.
• Related巨人きょじんNeutralA literal giant, but also figuratively a towering figure in a field, as in 「経済界の巨人」; stresses enormous influence more than 「重鎮」 does.
• Related偉人いじんNeutralA great, eminent person, usually a historical one; 「重鎮」 is a weighty figure still active within an organization.
• Antonym新進しんしんWrittenAntonym: a newcomer who has just come to prominence, as in 「新進気鋭」; a written/formal word opposed to the veteran 「重鎮」.
• Antonym若手わかてNeutralAntonym: young people, the younger members of an organization; stands at the opposite pole from the senior 「重鎮」.

Use 「重鎮」 for a senior, weighty figure in a field, as in 「政界の重鎮」. In colloquial speech say 「大物」; for great historical figures say 「偉人」, and for the younger generation 「若手」.

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1. 重おもいおさえ。
2. ある組織そしきや方面ほうめんで重要じゅうような地位ちいや力ちからを有ゆうする人ひと。