Kanji

意

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Nanori (Name Reading)

お, おき, おさ, のり, むね, もと, よし

Common Readings

Example sentences

意味 いみ
この 言葉 意味 わからない

I don't understand the meaning of this word.

どういう どういう
それ どういう 意味 です

What does that mean?

意識 いしき
事故 意識 取り戻した

He regained consciousness after the accident.

異性 いせい
思春期 なる 多く 若者 異性 意識 し始める

When reaching puberty, many young people start to become conscious of the opposite sex.

用意 ようい
明日 旅行 用意 もう 終わりました

Have you finished the preparations for tomorrow's trip yet?

せっかく せっかく
せっかく 用意 した のに 来なかった

Even though I went to the trouble of preparing, no one came.

意外 いがい
意外な ことに 料理 とても 上手だ

Surprisingly, he is very good at cooking.

展開 てんかい
物語 意外 方向 展開 した

The story developed in an unexpected direction.

意見 いけん
自分 意見 はっきり 述べる こと 大切

It is important to state your opinion clearly.

意見 違う

My opinion differs from my older brother's.

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