意
idea · mind · heart · taste · thought · desire · care · liking
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
sound + heart
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of sound (音) and heart (心). Voice of the heart, intention.
Symbolism
Will, meaning, consciousness. Represents mental power in 'enthusiasm'.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Sticking to one's will
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
意気軒昂
いきけんこう
in high spirits; elated; in high spirits
意気消沈
いきしょうちん
low spirits; depression; dejection; low spirits
意気阻喪
いきそそう
depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; depressed in spirits
意気投合
いきとうごう
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; hit it off with (a person)
意志薄弱
いしはくじゃく
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute; weak-willed
意思表示
いしひょうじ
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent; expressing one's feelings
意馬心猿
いばしんえん
it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check; it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
意味深長
いみしんちょう
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; with profound (and often hidden) meaning
一意専心
いちいせんしん
single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; single-mindedly
誠心誠意
せいしんせいい
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion; in all sincerity
当意即妙
とういそくみょう
ready wit; repartee; ready wit
用意周到
よういしゅうとう
very careful; thoroughly prepared; very careful
意気揚々
いきようよう
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits; triumphant
上意下達
じょういかたつ
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system); conveying the will of the governing to the governed
下意上達
かいじょうたつ
conveyance of the views of those below to those at the top; conveyance of the views of those below to those at the top
情意投合
じょういとうごう
(coincidence of) mutual sentiment; sharing the same sentiment with someone; finding oneself on the same wavelength as someone; (coincidence of) mutual sentiment
意気衝天
いきしょうてん
in high spirits; in high spirits
得意満面
とくいまんめん
triumphant air; smugness; triumphant air
潜在意識
せんざいいしき
subconsciousness; the subconscious; subconsciousness
意匠惨憺
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; taxing one's ingenuity in devising something
心猿意馬
しんえんいば
(being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions; (being unable to control) one's worldly desires and passions
創意工夫
そういくふう
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality; ingenuity
意識朦朧
いしきもうろう
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey; being in a hazy state
意志堅固
いしけんご
strong determination; strong-willed; having strong will power; strong determination
意趣遺恨
いしゅいこん
grudge; spite; malice; grudge
戦意喪失
せんいそうしつ
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; loss of fighting spirit
専心一意
せんしんいちい
single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul; single-mindedly
失意泰然
しついたいぜん
keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment; maintaining a serene state of mind in adversity; keeping calm and collected at times of disappointment
如意宝珠
にょいほうじゅ
Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; Cintamani stone
Proverbs & Idioms
意気地なし
いくじなし
Spineless
Lacking courage or determination