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重視
Meaning in Englishemphasis, importance, valuing
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What it means
重視 means to treat something as important or to give it weight; it describes prioritizing a factor, criterion, or concern in judgment or planning.
Main meanings
- to attach importance to something in decision making
- to prioritize one factor over others in analysis
- to consider something essential or worthy of attention
How to use it
Used in formal and written Japanese, especially in business, policy, education, and media when evaluating factors or making decisions. Phrases include 環境問題を重視する, 成果を重視する, 安全性を重視する.
Variants and close terms
- 重要視（じゅうようし）— importance
- 重んじる（おもんじる）— to value highly
- 軽視（けいし）— belittle or overlook
Composition
- 重: weight, importance
- 視: to look, regard
- Combined meaning: to give weight to what is seen or considered
Etymology
juushi comes from the on'yomi readings of 重 (juu) and 視 (shi); as a two-kanji compound it uses standard Sino-Japanese phonology and yields the common noun 重視.
Word class
Noun, Suru-verb (名詞/サ変動詞)
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N3
重体
juutai
serious condition, critical condition
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重大
juudai
serious, important,重大
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重要
juuyou
important, essential, significant
N3
慎重
shinchou
careful, prudent, cautious
N3
重なる
kasanaru
overlap, pile up, coincide
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重ねる
kasaneru
pile up, overlap, repeat
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貴重
kichou
precious, valuable, rare, important
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無視
mushi
ignoring, disregard
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近視
kinshi
nearsightedness, myopia
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