I Love Kanji意
意 – idea, mind, heart
13 strokesTaught in grade 3#99 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 意 means idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is イ (i). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | イ | i |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 音・心・日・立.
Words using 意
意味いみmeaning意見いけんopinion注意ちゅういattention用意よういpreparation意外いがいunexpected意思いしintention意志いしwill意識いしきconsciousness敬意けいいrespect意地いじstubbornness得意とくいsatisfaction意地悪いじわるmalicious意いfeelings意義いぎmeaning生意気なまいきimpertinent好意こういkindness合意ごうい(coming to an) agreement決意けついdecision熱意ねついzeal意図いとintention意欲いよくwill同意どういagreement意向いこうintention不意ふいsudden
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
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