No. 2,798 in Japanese
重く
"重く" means "heavily" or "weightily" in English.
In a sentence
この荷物は意外と重くて、運ぶのが大変です。
This luggage is unexpectedly heavy, making it hard to carry.
The word '重く' here is used to describe the physical weight of an object.
彼は重く責任を感じているようだった。
He seemed to feel a heavy sense of responsibility.
The word '重く' in this sentence conveys a metaphorical weight in relation to a sense of responsibility.
重く受け止めるべきニュースが報じられた。
News that should be taken seriously was reported.
Here, '重く' expresses the idea of seriousness or gravity when interpreting something.
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