重要(じゅうよう)な

じゅうような
adjective-na
important; significant; essential
1. important; significant; essential
Describes something that has great value, significance, or consequence.
重要(じゅうよう)な会議(かいぎ)がある。
There's an important meeting.
健康(けんこう)は何(なに)よりも重要(じゅうよう)だ。
Health is more important than anything.
この決定(けってい)は会社(かいしゃ)の将来(しょうらい)にとって非常(ひじょう)に重要(じゅうよう)な意味(いみ)を持(も)っている。
This decision holds extremely important significance for the company's future.

One of the most frequently used na-adjectives in Japanese. Composed of 重(じゅう) (heavy, weighty) + 要(よう) (essential, necessary). Used across all registers from casual conversation to formal documents.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 重要(じゅうよう)な役割(やくわり): important role
  • 重要(じゅうよう)な情報(じょうほう): important information
  • 重要(じゅうよう)な問題(もんだい): important issue
  • 重要(じゅうよう)な決定(けってい): important decision
  • 重要(じゅうよう)文化財(ぶんかざい): important cultural property
  • 重要(じゅうよう)人物(じんぶつ): important person, VIP

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 大切(たいせつ)な: important, precious — warmer and more personal; emphasizes emotional value
  • 大事(だいじ)な: important, valued — similar to 大切(たいせつ) but slightly more casual
  • 肝心(かんじん)な: crucial, essential — emphasizes the critical nature of something at a key moment
  • 重大(じゅうだい)な: grave, critical — implies greater seriousness or potential consequences than 重要(じゅうよう)
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