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Kanji for Weight
The kanji for “weight” is 重, read juu and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
weight
Important and treasured; to value deeply.
9 strokes On reading ジュウ、チョウ (juu, chou) Kun reading え、おもい、おもり (e, omoi, omori) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up
Readings used for names on Nazuke: e, shige, juu
In Japan it appears in about 814 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 重: Jule 重瑠 · June 重 · Jules 重瑠寿 · Junior 重新安 · Juli 重里 · Jewel 重恵瑠 · Jewell 重恵瑠
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