重要 (じゅうよう) Meaning & Kanji Breakdown — "important" | Shibashi Japanese Kanji Mnemonics

じゅうよう

重要

N

IMPORTANT (momentous, essential, principal, major)

じゅう重 • HEAVY

よう要 • NEED

A heavy (重) need (要) for something means it is very important.

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重い i-A

おもい

重大 N

じゅうだい

serious, important, grave, weighty

要る V

いる

必要 na-A

ひつよう

要するに adv

ようするに

in a word, after all, the point is .., in short ..

主要 N

しゅよう

chief, main, principal, major

要点 N

ようてん

gist, main point