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ずっしり

heavily, weightily

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Examples

  1. ずっしりと重い荷物だ。

    ずっしりとおもいにもつだ。

    The luggage has real heft to it.

  2. このかばんは持つとずっしり重い。

    このかばんはもつとずっしりおもい。

    This bag feels seriously heavy when you pick it up.

  3. 責任の重さがずっしりと肩にのしかかる。

    せきにんのおもさがずっしりとかたにのしかかる。

    The weight of responsibility bears down heavily on my shoulders.

Common patterns

ずっしりと重い
heavy with real heft
ずっしりくる
to hit one with weight
ずっしりと手ごたえがある
to have a solid feel in the hand

Memory tip

This is weight as felt in the hand or on the body, whether a bag or a burden of responsibility. どっしり is about stable, imposing presence rather than the heft you feel when lifting.

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