Meaning

Primary

Opinion

Alternative

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Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

The idea you see in your head is your opinion. As the dude once said... "That's just, like, your 意見, man."

Reading

いけん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is all on'yomi, meaning is just fine. 's on'yomi (けん) is a reading you didn't learn with the kanji because it's so much less useful, but you do have to know it here. You've seen it with 発見 a couple levels ago, so that should help. Still, here's a mnemonic to help you remember:

In this case, just think about how Ken the samurai has an opinion on everything. Ken is such a know-it-all, and you're better off agreeing with his opinions. He's a samurai after all!

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • ご意見

    an opinion

Context Sentences

意見の出しおしみはしないで下さい。

Don't hold your opinions back, please.

いくら仲の良い友だちでも、ちょっと正直には意見しづらいよね。

Even though they were my close friends, I would probably have difficulty openly telling them about this.

これは俺の個人的な意見なんだけど、たまに、日本は本当に変わった国だなぁと思うんだよね。

This is just my personal opinion, but I sometimes think that Japan is a really weird country.

Kanji Composition