重荷(おもに)

おもに
noun
heavy load, burden
1. heavy load, heavy burden
A physically heavy load or package that is difficult to carry.
重荷(おもに)を下(お)ろす。
To set down a heavy load.
背中(せなか)に重荷(おもに)を背負(せお)って山道(やまみち)を歩(ある)いた。
I walked the mountain path carrying a heavy load on my back.
この荷物(にもつ)は重荷(おもに)だから、二人(ふたり)で運(はこ)ぼう。
This luggage is a heavy load, so let's carry it together.
2. burden, responsibility, strain
A figurative weight such as a duty, obligation, or emotional strain that is hard to bear.
仕事(しごと)が重荷(おもに)になっている。
Work has become a burden.
家族(かぞく)を養(やしな)う責任(せきにん)が重荷(おもに)に感(かん)じる。
The responsibility of supporting a family feels like a burden.
長年(ながねん)の重荷(おもに)がやっと取(と)れた気(き)がする。
I feel like a burden I carried for years has finally been lifted.

重荷(おもに) can refer to both a literal heavy load and a figurative burden or strain.

Common collocations

Usage

  • The figurative sense (sense 2) is more common in everyday conversation
  • 重荷(おもに)を下(お)ろす is often used figuratively to mean feeling relieved of responsibility

Related Words

Compare: 足手(あしで)まとい (burden)
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Added 2026.3.25 23:39 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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