Question

意 もと, よし 意見(いけん): opinion; view; comment意味(いみ): meaning; significance合意(ごうい): agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord意向(いこう): intention; idea; inclination意識(いしき): (1) consciousness (2) awareness; sense (3) mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)意欲(いよく): will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)決意(けつい): decision; determination意外(いがい): unexpected; surprising意義(いぎ): meaning; significance注意(ちゅうい): caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice意図(いと): intention; aim; design得意(とくい): (1) triumph; prosperity (2) pride (3) one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty (4) frequent customer (client, etc.)用意(ようい): preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)同意(どうい): (1) agreement; consent; same opinion; approval (2) same meaning熱意(ねつい): zeal; enthusiasm好意(こうい): good will; favor; favour; courtesy意地(いじ): disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy; backbone; appetite敬意(けいい): respect; honour; honor意志(いし): will; volition; intention; intent; determination意思(いし): intention; purpose不意(ふい): sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen意気込む(いきごむ): to be enthusiastic about無意味(むいみ): nonsense; no meaning; meaningless意地悪(いじわる): malicious; ill-tempered; unkind生意気(なまいき): impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen意(い): (1) feelings; thoughts (2) meaning 3 音: sound; noise心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61) 心 4 (none) idea Picture someone who´s just had a great idea, but in place of a blinking light bulb over their head, you see a heart thumping with great noise. Imagine the greater the idea, the louder the sound of the beating heart.

Accepted Answer

イ idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking 4 99 13 61 こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん 会意 Compound Ideographic When you get a good IDEA you get excited and you can hear the SOUND of your HEART, it´s pounding so hard.

Kanji	意
Onyomi	イ
Nanori	もと, よし
English	idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Examples	意見(いけん): opinion; view; comment 意味(いみ): meaning; significance 合意(ごうい): agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord 意向(いこう): intention; idea; inclination 意識(いしき): (1) consciousness (2) awareness; sense (3) mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information) 意欲(いよく): will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge) 決意(けつい): decision; determination 意外(いがい): unexpected; surprising 意義(いぎ): meaning; significance 注意(ちゅうい): caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice 意図(いと): intention; aim; design 得意(とくい): (1) triumph; prosperity (2) pride (3) one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty (4) frequent customer (client, etc.) 用意(ようい): preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal) 同意(どうい): (1) agreement; consent; same opinion; approval (2) same meaning 熱意(ねつい): zeal; enthusiasm 好意(こうい): good will; favor; favour; courtesy 意地(いじ): disposition; spirit; willpower; obstinacy; backbone; appetite 敬意(けいい): respect; honour; honor 意志(いし): will; volition; intention; intent; determination 意思(いし): intention; purpose 不意(ふい): sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen 意気込む(いきごむ): to be enthusiastic about 無意味(むいみ): nonsense; no meaning; meaningless 意地悪(いじわる): malicious; ill-tempered; unkind 生意気(なまいき): impertinent; saucy; cheeky; conceit; audacious; brazen 意(い): (1) feelings; thoughts (2) meaning
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	99
Components	音: sound; noise 心: heart; mind; spirit; heart radical (no. 61)
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	心
Radical Number	61
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	こころ・したごころ・りっしんべん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	idea
Koohii Story 1	When you get a good IDEA you get excited and you can hear the SOUND of your HEART, it´s pounding so hard.
Koohii Story 2	Picture someone who´s just had a great idea, but in place of a blinking light bulb over their head, you see a heart thumping with great noise. Imagine the greater the idea, the louder the sound of the beating heart.

Intention Idea Meaning One's Heart Opinion Significance Agreement