重(おも)み

おもみ
noun
weight; heaviness; significance; gravitas
descriptive
1. weight; heaviness
The physical quality of being heavy. The felt sense of heaviness in an object.
この石(いし)はかなりの重(おも)みがある。
This stone has quite a bit of weight.
赤(あか)ちゃんを抱(だ)くと、命(いのち)の重(おも)みを感(かん)じる。
When I hold a baby, I feel the weight of life.
ずっしりとした重(おも)みのある鉄(てつ)の鍋(なべ)は熱(ねつ)が均一(きんいつ)に伝(つた)わる。
A solid, heavy iron pot distributes heat evenly.
2. significance; gravitas; gravity; weight (figurative)
The quality of being important, serious, or carrying authority. Used for words, decisions, positions, and responsibilities.
赤(あか)ちゃんを抱(だ)くと、命(いのち)の重(おも)みを感(かん)じる。
When I hold a baby, I feel the weight of life.
社長(しゃちょう)の言葉(ことば)には重(おも)みがある。
The president's words carry weight.
経験(けいけん)を積(つ)むことで、発言(はつげん)に重(おも)みが出(で)てくる。
As you gain experience, your statements gain gravitas.
責任(せきにん)の重(おも)みに耐(た)えかねて、辞任(じにん)を決意(けつい)した。
Unable to bear the weight of responsibility, he decided to resign.

The nominal form of 重(おも)い (heavy), expressing heaviness as a quality or abstract concept.

SENSE 1 (physical):
Describes the felt heaviness of an object.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (physical):

  • 重(おも)みがある (to have weight)
  • ずっしりとした重(おも)み (solid weight)

SENSE 2 (figurative):
Describes the significance, authority, or gravity that something carries.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (figurative):

Related Words

Related: 重(おも)い (base adjective)
Related: 重(おも)たい (colloquial variant)
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