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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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Related words by kanji and components
N1
重んじる
omonjiru
to respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize
N1
重んずる
omonzuru
to honor, to respect, to value
N1
監視
kanshi
observation, guarding, surveillance
N1
視察
shisatsu
inspection, observation
N1
重複
choufuku
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
N1
重宝
chouhou
convenient, useful
N1
視野
shiya
field of vision, outlook
N1
比重
hijuu
specific gravity
N2
重たい
omotai
heavy, massive, serious
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