貴重

See also: 贵重

Chinese

expensive; noble; your (name)
expensive; noble; your (name); precious
 
heavy; serious; to double
heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
 
trad. (貴重)
simp. (贵重)

Pronunciation


Adjective

貴重

  1. valuable; precious

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (貴重):
  • Japanese: 貴重(きちょう) (kichō)
  • Korean: 귀중(貴重) (gwijung)
  • Vietnamese: quý trọng (貴重)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
ちょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょー [kìchóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [kʲit͡ɕo̞ː]

Adjective

()(ちょう) • (kichō-na (adnominal ()(ちょう) (kichō na), adverbial ()(ちょう) (kichō ni))

  1. valuable, worthful, precious

Inflection

Antonyms

Noun

()(ちょう) • (kichō

  1. preciousness; being valuable

Verb

()(ちょう)する • (kichō surusuru (stem ()(ちょう) (kichō shi), past ()(ちょう)した (kichō shita))

  1. to treasure, to cherish

Conjugation

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

貴重 • (gwijung) (hangeul 귀중)

  1. hanja form? of 귀중 (preciousness)