偏重

Chinese

one-sided; to lean; to slant
one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side
 
heavy; serious; to double
heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
 
trad. (偏重)
simp. #(偏重)

Pronunciation


Verb

偏重

  1. to stress one aspect to the neglect of another

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んちょー [hèńchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

(へん)(ちょう) • (henchō

  1. to stress one aspect to the neglect of another
    (がく)(れき)(へん)(ちょう)(しゃ)(かい)
    gakureki henchō no shakai
    a society that emphasizes educational background

Verb

(へん)(ちょう)する • (henchō surutransitive suru (stem (へん)(ちょう) (henchō shi), past (へん)(ちょう)した (henchō shita))

  1. emphasize too heavily; weigh too heavily
    • 2024 December 19, 倉林明子 [Akiko Kurabayashi], quotee, “第216回国会 参議院 厚生労働委員会 第2号 令和6年12月19日 [216th Diet, House of Councillors, Committee on Health, Labor and Welfare, No. 2, December 19, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 15 September 2025:
      しかし、監査、指導の重点が余りにも濫給防止の方に偏重しているんじゃないかという指摘あります。
      Shikashi, kansa, shidō no jūten ga amari ni mo rankyū bōshi no hō ni henchō shite iru n janai ka to iu shiteki ari masu.
      However, there are concerns that the focus of audits and guidance is too heavily weighted toward preventing excessive payments.

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN