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Kanji Detail for 意 - "mind, meaning"

意

  • Meaning

    意 means "mind, meaning." Also associated with to think.

    1. Mind - Heart; thoughts; feelings.

    2. Meaning - Sense; intent; purpose.

    3. To think - To consider; to ponder.

  • Words using 意

    • 合意 ごうい Listen (coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding
    • 意味 いみ Listen meaning; significance; sense
    • 意見 いけん Listen opinion; view; comment
    • 意思 いし Listen intention; wish; purpose
    • 意識 いしき Listen consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness
    • 決意 けつい Listen decision; determination; resolution
    • 意外 いがい Listen unexpected; surprising; unanticipated
    • 意義 いぎ Listen meaning; significance

  • Four-character idioms with 意

    • 意思表示 いしひょうじ Listen expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
    • 意気投合 いきとうごう Listen hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy
    • 意気消沈 いきしょうちん Listen low spirits; depression; dejection
    • 潜在意識 せんざいいしき Listen subconsciousness; the subconscious
    • 一意専心 いちいせんしん Listen single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with all one's heart
    • 上意下達 じょういかたつ Listen conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)

  • Tattoo check: 意

    • Verified meaning: mind, meaning
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こころ)
    • Also carries these associations: to think

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 意

    Surnames 意(こころ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thought, idea, opinion; think

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Will. What the heart plans is 意. Such as 有意為難. Also, implying something in poetry without stating it directly is 寓意. | To guess. Such as what the heart doesn't expect being 不意. Things perhaps being so is 意者.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    i(イ) イ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    mind meaning to think consideration intention thought idea heart purpose concept desire intellect notion plan significance

Sentences including 意

  • I appreciate what you've done for me.

  • I'm a careful man.

  • The teacher assented to our plan.

  • His opinion is free from prejudice.

  • We agreed on an early start.

  • It was careless of you to forget your homework.

  • She is good at making up interesting stories.

  • Take good care of what you eat and drink every day.

  • It must be done more carefully.

  • The plan has been agreed to in advance.

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