JLPT Kanji Course
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N4 Kanji 59: 意
Meaning of kanji 意:
In Japanese, 意 means “meaning”.
How to read kanji 意:
| Kunyomi | None |
| Onyomi | い |
How to write kanji 意:
Origin of kanji 意:
You can see a mouth and a heart here.
You need to say it using your mouth, so that I can know what you are thinking in your heart(what you mean).
So 意 stands for “meaning”.
Development of kanji 意:
Vocabulary containing kanji 意:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意味 | いみ | meaning |
| 注意する | ちゅういする | to pay attention; to warn |
| 意見 | いけん | opinion |
| 用意する | よういする | to prepare |
| 意識 | いしき | consciousness |
| 意外 | いがい | unexpected |
| 意思 | いし | intention |
| 意図 | いと | intent |
| 意志 | いし | will |
| 得意 | とくい | good at |
| 意義 | いぎ | meaning |
| 意気 | いき | enthusiasm |
| 決意 | けつい | determination |
| 同意 | どうい | consent |
| 意欲 | いよく | willingness |
| 好意 | こうい | favor |
| 合意 | ごうい | agreement |
| 意地 | いじ | will-power |
| 意向 | いこう | inclination |
| 不意 | ふい | unexpected |
| 任意 | にんい | optional |
| 敬意 | けいい | respect |
| 留意 | りゅうい | attention |
| 意匠 | いしょう | design |
| 誠意 | せいい | sincerity |
| 熱意 | ねつい | enthusiasm |
| 真意 | しんい | true meaning |
| 善意 | ぜんい | good intentions |
| 故意 | こい | deliberate |
| 恣意 | しい | arbitrary |
| 本意 | ほんい | intention |
| 悪意 | あくい | bad faith |
| 敵意 | てきい | hostility |
| 有意 | ゆうい | significant |
| 創意 | そうい | ingenuity |
| 殺意 | さつい | murderous intention |
| 極意 | ごくい | secret |
| 失意 | しつい | disappointment |
| 戦意 | せんい | fighting spirit |
| 意表 | いひょう | surprise |
| 懇意 | こんい | friendship |
| 民意 | みんい | public opinion |
| 趣意 | しゅい | purpose |
| 総意 | そうい | consensus |
| 含意 | がんい | implication |
| 御意 | ぎょい | your will |
| 意訳 | いやく | free translation |
| 尿意 | にょうい | desire to urinate |
| 鋭意 | えいい | earnest |
| 便意 | べんい | call of nature |
| 他意 | たい | other meaning |
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