Memory phrase for the Kanji: 意

意

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Meaning

intention, mind, thought

Pronunciation

 I

Explanation

 Top: sound, noise 音 (Stand up 立 into the day 日 with sound/music [of the clock radio?]), bottom: heart 心

Mnemonic

Like sounds of my heart: My intentions!

Radicals

意 intention, mind, thought
音 musicStand up 立 with the sun 日 and listen to the sound.
立 to stand
日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

 敵意  てきい  animosity, enmity
 意味  いみ  meaning, significance
 意見  いけん  opinion, view
 好意  こうい  good will, favor, courtesy
 用意  ようい  preparation
 生意気  なまいき  impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, brazen
 熱意  ねつい  zeal, enthusiasm
 注意  ちゅうい  caution, being careful, attention, warning, advice
 決意  けつい  decision, determination

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