- 自重
- じちょう
prudence* * *じちょう【自重】◇ → 自重する* * *Iじじゅう【自重】(the) empty weight; (the) dead load.IIじちょう【自重】1 〔自尊〕 self-respect; self-esteem; 〖F〗 amour-propre.~する respect oneself.2 〔自愛〕 taking care of [looking after] oneself.~する take care of oneself.●天候不順の折, くれぐれも自重してください. Please take very good care of yourself in this unsettled weather.
・前途有望の君だ, 大いに自重したまえ. You have a bright future before you; you must take good care of yourself.
3 〔慎重〕 prudence; caution; circumspection.~する be cautious; be prudent; be circumspect.●もっと自重する be more prudent; use greater prudence
・今後われわれはますます自重すべきである. We must be more circumspect [use greater prudence] in (the) future.
隠忍自重 ⇒いんにんじちょう.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.