Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 重宝(ちょうほう) in Japanese

重宝
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ちょうほう, じゅうほう
Romaji
chōhō, jūhō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    convenient; useful; handy; helpful
    Example sentence
    持っている重宝なもの A car is a handy thing to own.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    priceless treasure
    Example sentence
    このガイドブック海外旅行持っていく重宝する This guidebook is a handy to take on a trip abroad.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    valuing highly; prizing
    Example sentence
    いろいろできるみんなから重宝されるのはいいけれど、気がついたら器用貧乏いわれないようにな。 People know how handy you are to have around. You're a real jack-of-all-trades but make sure you don't turn out to be master of none.

Examples of 重宝, ちょうほう, じゅうほう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

8 strokes

treasure, wealth, valuables

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: たから

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold

On'Yomi: ジュウ, チョウ

Kun'Yomi: え, おも.い, おも.り, おも.なう, かさ.ねる, かさ.なる, おも

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