Kanji: 重 身 泳 走 肉

1. Vocabulary List

2. Kanji Breakdown

重 — Heavy / Weight

The 重 kanji carries two meaning layers: the quality of being heavy (重い) and the quantity of weight (重さ, 体重).

身 — Person / Body

身 means "person" or "body" as a kanji component. Combined with 長 (long/length → ちょう) it forms 身長 = body height.

泳 — Swim

泳 appears in 水泳 (すいえい) — 水 means water. The verb form is 泳ぐ（およぐ）.

走 — Run

走 is the kanji for はしる. The compound 走る is a common everyday verb.

肉 — Meat

肉（にく）is also a kanji component meaning "flesh/body" — it appears in 体重 via the 体 kanji (からだ / たい).

3. Grammar & Sentences

• 重い(おもい) / 重さ(おもさ) / 体重(たいじゅう) (omoi / omosa / taijuu) — heavy / weight / body weight
• 身長と体重を教えてください。(Shinchou to taijuu wo oshiete kudasai.) — Please tell me your height and weight.
• 走ることと泳ぐことが好きです。(Hashiru koto to oyogu koto ga suki desu.) — I like running and swimming.
• 泳ぐ(およぐ) / 水泳(すいえい) (oyogu / suiei) — to swim / swimming

4. Learning Context

• 重い vs 重さ: 重い is an i-adjective ("it is heavy"); 重さ is the noun form ("the weight of something"). 体重 uses the on-reading じゅう in a compound.
• 身 vs 体: Both relate to the body, but 身 (しん) in 身長 focuses on the person as a whole, while 体 (たい/からだ) in 体重 refers to the physical body.
• 泳ぐ → 水泳: The kanji 泳 uses えい in compounds. The verb form is entirely hiragana-rooted: およぐ.
• 肉屋 word-building: 屋（や）added to a noun creates the word for the shop that sells that thing — 肉屋 (butcher's), 本屋 (bookshop), etc.
• Kanji review exercise: 幸せ 悲しい 重い — the lesson revisits earlier kanji (幸、悲) alongside the new 重, reinforcing multi-chapter kanji memory.

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