KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 意

もと,
, よし
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
This kanji has 13 strokes: 9 strokes in the "sound" radical (おと) and 4 other strokes
Sample Compounds (200):
1.

ちゅうい

caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
2.

むいみ

nonsense, no meaning, meaningless
3.
ある
あるいみで

in a sense, in some way, to an extent
4.

いしひょうじ

declaration of intention
5.

ふとくい

one''s weak point
6.

いひょう

surprise, something unexpected
7.

いきごみ

ardor, enthusiasm
8.

いしょう

design
9.
あるでは
あるいみでは

in a sense, in some way, to an extent
10.

いきごむ

to be enthusiastic about
11.

そうい

original idea, originality
12.

もんだいいしき

awareness of the issues
13.

ふほんい

reluctance, unwilling
14.

ずいい

voluntary, optional
15.

いしき

consciousness, awareness, sense, (Buddh) mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
16.

ふようい

unpreparedness, carelessness
17.

いみ

meaning, significance
18.

ふい

sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen
19.

にんい

any, arbitrary, optional, discretion, non-specific, unspecified, free will
20.

ゆういぎ

significance, usefulness, meaningful, worthwhile
21.

てきい

hostility, animosity
22.

ふいに

suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
23.
んだ
いきさかんだ

be in high spirits
24.

いと

intention, aim, design
25.

こうい

kindness, favor, favour
26.

いよく

will, desire, ambition
27.

しょうすういけん

minority opinion
28.

いこう

intention, idea, inclination
29.

そうい

consensus of opinion
30.

いとてき

intentional, on purpose
31.

いし

will, volition, intention, intent, determination
32.

じい

intention to resign
33.

こうい

good will, favor, favour, courtesy
34.

どうい

agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval
35.

しつい

disappointment, despair, adversity
36.

いくじ

self-respect, self-confidence, guts, backbone
37.

いじ

disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite
38.

あくい

ill will, spite, evil intention, bad meaning, (criminal) malice, mala fides (criminal intent to deceive)
39.

なまいき

impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen
40.

ねつい

zeal, enthusiasm
41.

せいい

sincerity, good faith
42.

けいい

respect, honour, honor
43.

ごうい

agreement, consent, mutual understanding
44.

けつい

decision, determination
45.

いじわる

malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
46.

とくい

triumph, prosperity, pride, one''s strong point, one''s forte, one''s specialty, frequent customer (client, etc.)
47.

しゃい

gratitude, thanks
48.
調
いしきちょうさ

opinion poll, attitude survey
49.

ほんい

change one''s mind
50.

ちゅういぶかい

careful
51.

いしきてき

conscious, deliberate
52.

いみあい

implication, nuance
53.

ようちゅうい

attention (care) required, needs special attention
54.

こんい

kindness, intimacy, friendship
55.

いがい

unexpected, surprising
56.

みんい

popular will
57.

ちゅういほう

warning (e.g. for a storm), advisory
58.

いぎ

meaning, significance
59.

さつい

intent to kill, intent to murder
60.

いき

spirit, heart, disposition
61.

こころいき

spirit, disposition
62.

とりあつかいちゅうい

handling warning
63.

とくいさき

customer, client, patron, clientele, constituency
64.

いし

intention, purpose
65.

いけん

opinion, view
66.

さんい

approval, assent
67.

しんい

real intention, true motive, true meaning
68.

いしけってい

decision-making
69.

ふちゅうい

carelessness, inattention, thoughtlessness
70.

こい

intention, purpose, bad faith, mens rea (guilty mind)
71.

むいしき

unconsciousness
72.

いしそつう

(coming to a) mutual understanding, understanding each other
73.

ちょうい

condolence, sympathy, mourning
74.

いみふめい

of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic
75.

びいしき

sense of beauty, aesthetic sense
76.

ぜんい

virtuous mind, good intentions, good will, positive mindset, bona fides (legal good faith)
77.

しゅうごうてきむいしき

collective unconscious
78.

いけんをはく

to give one''s opinion
79.

いばしんえん

(being unable to control) one''s worldly desires and passions
80.

ひつい

brushwork, writing
81.

ごくい

essential point, main point
82.

しいせい

arbitrariness
83.

しのいけん

his opinion
84.

いきけんこう

in high spirits, elated
85.

ぜんいぎんこう

center for collecting charitable contributions (money, goods, and-or services) and distributing them to people in need
86.

いしゅがえし

revenge
87.

ないい

intention, personal opinion
88.
たり
わがいをえたり

That''s just what I thought
89.

ごいけんをうかがう

to ask the opinion of (a superior)
90.

みぶんいしき

status consciousness, perception of one''s social status
91.

ちょくい

meaning or gist of a decree
92.

いみぶもん

semantic component
93.

しゅうだんいしき

group consciousness
94.

いけんぐしん

offering one''s opinion (to someone on something)
95.
をひく
ちゅういをひく

to attract attention
96.

ひょうい

gesture
97.

きんろういよく

will to work
98.

しいてき

arbitrary, selfish
99.

しい

personal opinion, selfishness
100.

ぜんいつうやく

goodwill guide, volunteer guide and interpreter for foreign residents and tourists
101.

にょい

as one wishes, a priest''s staff
102.

がい

self-will, obstinacy
103.

もくてきいしき

sense of purpose
104.

ごちゅうい

caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
105.
ける
ひとのいをうける

to comply with a person''s wishes
106.
カード
いしひょうじカード

donor card
107.

ていせんごうい

cease-fire agreement
108.

いみやくわり

semantic role
109.

ふにょい

contrary to one''s wishes, short of money
110.
宿
しゅくい

longstanding opinion, old grudge
111.

いけんこうかん

exchange of ideas, exchange of opinions
112.
らす
ちゅういをそらす

to distract a person''s attention
113.

いひょうをつく

to do something unexpected
114.

ひょういもじ

ideograph(s), hieroglyph(s), calligraphy
115.

くい

meaning of phrase
116.

しょくざいいしき

a sense of atonement
117.

じぜんのどうい

prior consent
118.

いしょうけん

design right, right(s) to a design
119.

にょいじざい

freely, in complete control of, with complete freedom, at will, as one pleases
120.

わがいをえる

to approve of
121.

ごのいみ

meaning of a word
122.
さん
おとくいさん

regular customer, valued client
123.
たって
ひとのいこうをあたってみる

to sound out a person''s thoughts
124.

いじ

ideogram
125.

そこい

one''s underlying motives or true intentions
126.

いみろん

semantics, the study of meaning
127.

しゅくい

congratulations
128.

いけんこうこく

protest advertising (on an issue by a pressure group)
129.

ちゅういをひく

to attract attention
130.

いひょうがい

something unexpected
131.

ひょういもんじ

ideograph(s), hieroglyph(s), calligraphy
132.

にがていしき

awareness that somebody (something) is (will be) hard to deal with, awareness that one is not good at something
133.

じいしき

self-consciousness
134.

いきしょうちん

depressed in spirits, dispirited, disheartened, rejection
135.

そういくふう

being imaginative and creative, creative originality
136.

いしょうさんたん

taxing one''s ingenuity in devising something, agonizing over designing or creating something, making strenuous efforts to devise good ways and means to do something
137.
尿
にょうい

the urge to urinate
138.

がい

meaning of a picture
139.

ゆうい

significance
140.

ごい

meaning of a word
141.

ごいけんをうかがう

to ask the opinion of (a superior)
142.

そこいじわるい

malicious, spiteful
143.

いやく

free translation, liberal translation
144.

こいき

smart, stylish
145.

いけんしょ

opinion in writing, written opinion, argument
146.

ちゅういをひく

to attract attention
147.

ぐい

one''s humble opinion
148.

じがいしき

self-consciousness
149.

いきしょうてん

in high spirits
150.

そうさくいよく

will (urge) to create, creative urge, appetite for writing
151.

いしょうとうろく

registration of a design
152.

がい

congratulatory feeling
153.
スモッグ
こうかがくスモッグちゅういほう

smog alert
154.

ごちゅうい

caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
155.

ずいいきん

a voluntary muscle
156.

いしきのながれ

stream of consciousness
157.

いよく

will, desire, ambition
158.

ぶんい

meaning of a sentence
159.

こなまいき

impudence, cheekiness
160.

いこじ

perversity
161.

ちゅういをうながす

to call a person''s attention (to)
162.
じる
いみがつうじる

to be comprehensible
163.

ぐうい

hidden meaning, symbolism, moral
164.

じこいしき

self-consciousness
165.

そうとうなちゅうい

due diligence, due care
166.

にんいしゅっとう

voluntarily appearing for police questioning
167.

かいい

worrying about, caring about
168.
ごしてください
ゆういぎにすごしてください

Have a good time!
169.
エリート
エリートいしき

elitism
170.

ずいいけいやく

negotiated contract, limited tender contract
171.

いしきをうしなう

to lose consciousness
172.

てんい

divine will, providence
173.

へいめいたつい

plain and lucid, articulate
174.

ちゅういをおこたる

to be off one''s guard
175.
らない
いみがとおらない

be incomprehensible, not make sense
176.
をつく
ふいをつく

to take by surprise
177.

ぐういげき

morality play, allegorical play
178.

じゆういしろん

(philosophical) libertarianism
179.

いきそそう

depressed in spirits, rejection, disheartened, lacking nerve
180.

にんいそうさ

search conducted with the consent of the party concerned
181.

かいい

compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications), making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
182.
ごしてさい
ゆういぎにすごしてください

Have a good time!
183.
こう
むこういき

aggressive
184.
プラザ
プラザごうい

Plaza agreement (1985 agreement of G5 nations)
185.

せいじいし

political will
186.

いしきいっぱん

transcendental appreciation
187.

とういそくみょう

ready wit
188.

いよくてき

ambitious, motivated, willful
189.

べつい

different opinion, intention to part
190.

じょうい

will or decree (esp. of shogun), emperor''s wishes
191.

ちゅういをそそぐ

to pay attention
192.

いみがとおる

to be comprehensible
193.

ふいをつく

to take by surprise
194.

ぐういしょうせつ

allegory, allegorical tale
195.

いきじ

self-respect, self-confidence, guts, backbone
196.

そんざいいぎ

meaning of life, meaning of one''s existence
197.

いそうがい

unexpected, unsuspected
198.

にんいだんたい

private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law), private organisation
199.

かいいもじ

compound ideograph (one of the six kanji classifications), kanji made up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)
200.

ゆういさ

significant difference

Kuten Code: 1653
EUC Code: b0d5
Shift-JIS Code: 88d3
JIS Code: 3055
Unicode: 610f
Radical Index: 180
Classic Index: 61
Frequency Rank: 99
Jouyou Grade: 3
DeRoo Code: 458
Four Corner code: 0033.6
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 2136
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 5113
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 1926
"Japanese For Busy People" Index: 2.19
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 86
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 791
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 246
"Kanji in Context" Index: 291
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 1352
"Essential Kanji" Index: 225
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 155
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 416
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 5b8.2
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 132
Morohashi Index: 10921
Morohashi Volume.Page: 4.1113
Gakken Index: 226
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 118
"Japanese Names" Index: 608
Korean Reading: eui
Pinyin: yi4


Radical Index : : 意

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