Meaning of 重要 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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重要JLPT 3
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Kana Readingじゅうよう
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Romajijūyō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- important; momentous; essential; principal; major
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Example Sentences
重要, じゅうよう used in context
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Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.
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Changes of leadership have a great effect on the international political economy.
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It is very important to decide what to do about the slope of the roof.
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ひとつの重要な採用基準に「リーダーシップ」があることは間違いないです。
It is certain that one important criterion for employment is having 'leadership'.
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どんな組織であれ、内部の融和と団結はその組織の成敗を決める重要な要素だ。
For any type of organisation, internal harmony and unity are important factors in deciding its success or failure.
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現在、韓国と日本の政府との間で、教科書問題が両国間にかかわる重要な問題へと発展しています。
At present the text book issue between the Korean and Japanese governments is developing into a significant problem affecting both countries.
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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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