Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 3
ほう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
重寶 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちょう)(ほう) (chōhō

  1. priceless treasure

Adjective edit

(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 edit

Verb edit

(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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 3
ほう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
重寶 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(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.
    (please add an English translation of this example)

References edit

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