重宝

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
重 宝
ちょう
Grade: 3
ほう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
重寶 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょ​ーほー [chóꜜòhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːho̞ː]

Noun

重(ちょう)宝(ほう) • (chōhō) 

  1. priceless treasure

Adjective

重(ちょう)宝(ほう) • (chōhō) -na (adnominal 重(ちょう)宝(ほう)な (chōhō na), adverbial 重(ちょう)宝(ほう)に (chōhō ni))

  1. convenient, useful, handy, helpful
    車(くるま)は持(も)っていると重宝(ちょうほう)なものだ
    kuruma wa motte iru to chōhō na mono da
    A car is a handy thing to own
Inflection

Verb

重(ちょう)宝(ほう)する • (chōhō suru) suru (stem 重(ちょう)宝(ほう)し (chōhō shi), past 重(ちょう)宝(ほう)した (chōhō shita))

  1. prizing
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
重 宝
じゅう
Grade: 3
ほう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
重寶 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅうほー [jùúhóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) じゅ​うほー [júꜜùhòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːho̞ː]

Noun

重(じゅう)宝(ほう) • (jūhō) 

  1. priceless treasure
    重宝(じゅうほう)を抱(いだ)くものは夜行(やこう)せず。
    Jūhō o idaku mono wa yakō sezu.
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References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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