重宝

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
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

(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

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

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.
    People with striving goals must take care of themselves. (idiom from Zhan Guo Ce)
    (literally, “Those who hold important treasures do not go out at night.”)

References

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