重荷

おもに

Also written じゅうか

Meanings

1. Noun heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight
2. heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance

Kanji

• 重 heavy. Read as おも.
• 荷 load. Read as に.

Example sentences

• 教育というものは子供同様親にも重荷となってはいけない。
  Education should not be a burden on the parents as well as on the children.
• 家族を養っていく事は、彼にとって大変な重荷であった。
  Supporting his family was a great burden for him.
• 家族を養うことは彼にとって多大な重荷であった。
  Supporting his family was a great burden for him.
• その知らせを聞いて彼の重荷が取れた。
  The news was a load off his mind.
• ぎりぎりの重荷を負ったラクダはわら１本でも積ませたら参ってしまう。
  It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Common phrases

• 重荷になる
• 重荷を背負う

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