意

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

13 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 99.

Readings

• イ (on reading): 意味 (いみ) meaning; 意外 (いがい) unexpected

Components

• 音
• 心
• 心 radical heart
• 日 radical sun; day
• 立 radical stand
• 音 radical sound

Kanji containing 意

• 億 hundred million
• 憶 recollection
• 噫 exclamation
• 檍 ilex
• 臆 timidity

Words using 意

• 意味 (いみ) meaning
• 意外 (いがい) unexpected
• 注意 (ちゅうい) care
• 意見 (いけん) opinion
• 得意 (とくい) one's strong point
• 漢意 (からごころ) admiration of Chinese culture (as opposed to Japanese culture)

626 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists