重宝

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょう)(ほう) (chōhō

  1. priceless treasure

Adjective

(ちょう)(ほう) (chōhō-na (adnominal (ちょう)(ほう) (chōhō na), adverbial (ちょう)(ほう) (chōhō ni))

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

Verb

(ちょう)(ほう)する (chōhō surusuru (stem (ちょう)(ほう) (chōhō shi), past (ちょう)(ほう)した (chōhō shita))

  1. prizing
Conjugation

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(じゅう)(ほう) (jūhō

  1. priceless treasure
    重宝(じゅうほう)(いだ)くものは夜行(やこう)せず。
    Jūhō o idaku mono wa yakō sezu.
    (please add an English translation of this example)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN