Meaning of 重んじる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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重んじるJLPT 1
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Kana Readingおもんじる
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Romajiomonjiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
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Example Sentences
重んじる, おもんじる used in context
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He was made much of at school.
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He values honor above anything else.
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大衆によって重んじられている人が必ずしもそれを受けるに足る人とは言えない。
People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it.
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Girls think much of fashion.
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実地は理論と同様に大切であるが、われわれは理論を重んじ、実地を軽んずる傾向がある。
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
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I prefer quality to quantity.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
On: ジュウ, チョウ
Kun: 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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