Kanji: 意

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	心(忄⺗) Radical name: こころ (りっしんべん)
Meaning:	Idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 100 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	意味(いみ)	meaning
N4	意見(いけん)	opinion
N4	注意(ちゅうい)	caution
N4	用意(ようい)	preparation
N3	意外(いがい)	unexpected, surprising
N3	意思(いし)	intention, purpose
N3	意志(いし)	will, volition
N3	意識(いしき)	consciousness, senses
N3	敬意(けいい)	respect, honour
N3	得意(とくい)	pride, triumph, prosperity
N2	意義(いぎ)	meaning, significance
N2	意地悪(いじわる)	malicious, ill-tempered, unkind
N2	生意気(なまいき)	impertinent, saucy, cheeky, conceit, audacious, brazen
N1	意気込(いきご)む	to be enthusiastic about
N1	意向(いこう)	intention, idea, inclination
N1	意地(いじ)	disposition, spirit, willpower, obstinacy, backbone, appetite
N1	意図(いと)	intention, aim, design
N1	意欲(いよく)	will, desire, ambition
N1	決意(けつい)	decision, determination
N1	好意(こうい)	good will, favor, courtesy
N1	合意(ごうい)	agreement, consent, mutual understanding
N1	他意(たい)	ill will, malice, another intention, secret purpose, ulterior motive, fickleness, double-mindedness
N1	同意(どうい)	agreement, consent, same meaning, same opinion, approval
N1	熱意(ねつい)	zeal, enthusiasm
N1	不意(ふい)	sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen
N1	無意味(むいみ)	nonsense, no meaning