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    3. 自重

    自重

    自じ重じゅう

    weight of an (unloaded) vehicle

    KMT9News #29+1NounTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab15 strokes

    じじゅう

    Noun

    1.
    weight of an (unloaded) vehicle, dead load, tare
    2.
    one's own weight

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    このトラックの自じ重じゅうは5トンです。

    The tare weight of this truck is 5 tons.

    KMT7Travel & TransportationScience & Math
    飛ひ行こう機きの自じ重じゅうは、燃ねん料りょうや乗じょう客きゃくの重おもさとは別べつに計けい算さんされる。

    The dead weight of an airplane is calculated separately from the weight of fuel and passengers.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationScience & Math
    橋はしの設せっ計けいにおいて、自じ重じゅうによる負ふ荷かは常つねに考こう慮りょすべき重じゅう要ような要よう素そだ。

    In bridge design, the load due to its own weight is an important factor that must always be considered.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationScience & MathTechnology
    鉄てつ道どう車しゃ両りょうの自じ重じゅうを減へらすことは、燃ねん費ぴ向こう上じょうに貢こう献けんする。

    Reducing the dead weight of railway vehicles contributes to improving fuel efficiency.

    KMT9Travel & TransportationTechnology
    建けん築ちく物ぶつの自じ重じゅうは、基き礎その設せっ計けいに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえる。

    The self-weight of a building has a significant impact on the design of its foundation.

    KMT9Science & MathTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    重
    え・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる…(6)
    heavy・important・esteem・respect・heap up…(3)
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