ヘビー

へびー
na-adjective
heavy; intense; demanding
informalspokendescriptive
1. heavy; intense; demanding
From English "heavy." Used for things that are physically or figuratively weighty — rich food, a demanding schedule, a serious or hard-hitting topic — and as a prefix marking frequent or intense involvement, as in ヘビーユーザー (heavy user).
今日(きょう)はヘビーな一日(いちにち)だった。
Today was a heavy day.
彼(かれ)はこのアプリのヘビーユーザーだ。
He is a heavy user of this app.
揚(あ)げ物(もの)ばかりで、夜(よる)に食(た)べるには少(すこ)しヘビーだ。
It's all deep-fried food, so it's a bit heavy to eat at night.

Loanword from English "heavy." Conjugates as a na-adjective: ヘビーな話(はなし) (a heavy topic), ヘビーに使(つか)う (to use heavily).

Common collocations

  • ヘビーユーザー: heavy user
  • ヘビーローテーション: heavy rotation (playing/wearing something constantly)
  • ヘビーな内容(ないよう): heavy, hard-hitting content

Similar words

  • 重(おも)い: heavy — the native word, used for literal weight and seriousness alike
  • ハード: hard, tough — overlaps for "demanding," but not used for richness of food

Related Words

Compare: 重(おも)い (heavy)
Compare: ハード (hard, tough)
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