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

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Component Breakdown

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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