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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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