Meaning

Primary

Precious

Alternative

Valuable

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

Something that's valuable and heavy is extremely precious and probably even more valuable than your less heavy things.

Reading

きちょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You didn't learn this reading for though, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

Keep things precious to you very close, because the evil Mrs. Chou (ちょう) will come and steal it away if you don't. She'll take every valuable you have and destroy them.

Context

Context Sentences

貴重なご意見を有難うございます。

Thank you for your valuable opinions.

Kanji Composition