重 = 千 + 里

重 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “heavy”. It is built from 千 (thousand) and 里 (ri). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1805. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: heavy
RTK frame: 1805
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ジュウ, チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): え, おも.い, おも.り, おも.なう, かさ.ねる, かさ.なる, おも
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: тяжелый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 重 heavy

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 重

How to find 重 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thousand” + “ri”. 重 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 重 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.