重要な（じゅうような、juuyoうna）
- important

The Japanese word 重要な （じゅうような, jūyōna） means "important," "significant," or "essential." It describes something that is of great consequence, value, or influence. It implies that something is crucial and should be given special attention or consideration. It can refer to both tangible and intangible things.

⚫︎重要な会議 Translation: An important meeting. ⚫︎これは私にとって重要です。 Translation: This is important to me. ⚫︎重要な問題 Translation: A critical issue.

⚫︎ Use 重要 to emphasize the significance or critical nature of a person, place, thing, or concept. ⚫︎ It is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. ⚫︎ Typically used as an adjectival noun, modifying nouns. ⚫︎ You can use it in a variety of situations, such as: ⚫︎ Talking about the importance of something in a discussion or presentation. ⚫︎ Highlighting the crucial element in a project or plan. ⚫︎ Emphasizing the significance of a decision or action.

⚫︎ The standard way to write 重要 is with the kanji 重要 (じゅうよう, jūyō) followed by the adjectival suffix な (na). ⚫︎ The kanji 重要 itself means "important" or "weighty." ⚫︎ The hiragana reading is じゅうような (jūyōna). ⚫︎ No other ways exist to write 重要な commonly. ⚫︎ Okurigana is fixed.

⚫︎ 大切な (たいせつな, taisetsuna) - important, precious ⚫︎ 大事な (だいじな, daijina) - important, serious ⚫︎ 肝心な (かんじんな, kanjinna) - crucial, essential ⚫︎ 必要不可欠な (ひつようふかけつな, hitsuyōfukaketsuna) - indispensable ⚫︎ 主要な (しゅような, shuyōna) - main, major ⚫︎ 重大な (じゅうだいな, jūdai na) - serious, grave

⚫︎ つまらない (tsumaranai) - trivial, unimportant ⚫︎ どうでもいい (dō demo ii) - not important, doesn't matter ⚫︎ 無意味な (むいみな, muimina) - meaningless, pointless ⚫︎ 重要でない (じゅうようでない, jūyō de nai) - not important

健康は重要な問題です。 ・Translation: Health is an important issue. ・Explanation: The sentence uses 重要 to highlight the significance of health.

このプロジェクトにとって、チームワークは重要です。 ・Translation: Teamwork is important for this project. ・Explanation: The sentence emphasizes the significance of teamwork for the project's success.

⚫︎ 重要 is a compound word. ⚫︎ 重 (jū) means "heavy" or "weighty." ⚫︎ 要 (yō) means "essential" or "need." ⚫︎ Combined, they create a sense of something being of significant weight or importance, therefore 重要.