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いみ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. meaning; significance; sense
It becomes frightening when I think about what that means.
Alt. forms
意い味み
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いみ
Pitch accent
い
み
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Conjugations...Used in: 224
Composed of
feelings; thoughts; meaning
-ness (as in "sweetness"); -th (as in "warmth"); place; alternating between ... and ...; sometimes ... and sometimes ...
Used in vocabulary (37 in total)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to have meaning; to be meaningful
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Examples (163 in total)
The meaning doesn't change.
I didn't understand the point of this.
I didn't understand the meaning.
What's the point of existence?
What is the meaning of life?
I can understand the meaning.
There is no point in panicking.
I don't understand what you mean.
What did it mean again?
That means defeat.
Protest is meaningless.
That's exactly what it means!
I cannot find any meaning.
Not understanding the meaning, I ask again.
If you cannot make a definitive judgment, it is meaningless.
Can you find meaning in life?
What does that mean? I don't understand.
What do they mean?
Smoking means suicide.
A green light means go.
What do you mean by cultural relativism?
Don't you want to know what it means?
What's the point in doing that?
Please show me the meaning of word.
I don't know what this means.
It's too sudden, so I don't understand what it means.
What does it actually mean?
What does his silence imply?
It is the meaning of the act that is important.
There's no point in doing this any more.
A decent man in every sense of the word.
Man is also an animal in a broad sense.
I couldn't immediately grasp the meaning of the words.
What do those lights signify?
Do you understand what these mean?
The meaning of this letter is unclear.
"Kilo" means one thousand.
Tch, there's no point in staying here.
Conflict is meaningless.
Do you understand the meaning of that advice?
There are aspects of the meanings that are common.
I do not know the meaning of hatred.
Does it make sense to fix this?
There is no longer any point in exchanging words.
Silence often implies resistance.
What does that poster mean?
What does this kanji mean?
What does this phrase mean?
It meant that objections would not be accepted.
What does this sign mean?
What does "resident alien" mean?
The meaning of this sentence is obscure.
Can you understand the meaning of this paragraph?
Sorry, I do not understand the meaning of the question.
I've been thinking about the meaning of life.
It is difficult to convey the meaning exactly.
I wonder what this phrase means.
But my plans went awry in a good way.
The meaning is still obscure to me.
Can you tell me what this word means?
The teacher scolded the student for no reason.
No two words are identical in meaning.
What do you think this sentence means?
Unable to grasp the meaning, I repeat it in my mind once more.
I took it in a literal sense.
In those days, I didn't really understand the meaning.
These two sentences mean about the same thing.
To stand on your own two feet means to be independent.
It seemed as if he had understood the meaning in an instant.
Did getting this title even have any meaning?
What does this mark mean?
Our teacher is a gentleman in the true sense of the word.
In this case, that is the literal meaning.
There is no point in forcing yourself to fight a strong opponent.
Only beginners in the true sense of the word would use it.
A slight difference can drastically change the meaning.
Traditions no longer make any sense.
That means the failure of this expedition.
Silence often implies consent.
He is a strong person in every conceivable sense.
Even when the reading is the same, different characters mean different things.
I don't understand the meaning of the words, yet I feel like crying.
I don't understand what is being said, but I can tell that it is favorable.
I should have paid more attention to that meaning.
Examinations interfere with the real meaning of education.
I thought we had formed a relationship of mutual trust in the true sense.
Tom is trying to discover the meaning of life.
This passage contains a lot of meaning.
What do these dots on the card mean?
It has no absolute and universal significance.
The French word "soleil" means "sun".
Do you figure there's any reason to make a vocabulary book?
The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
What will this mean for Edinburgh?
The meaning of words can change according to their context.
A quarterly growth of 1.2% means an annual growth rate of 4.8%.
Lifelong education means perpetual retraining.
I don't know what this word means.
It becomes frightening when I think about what that means.
There are many words with meanings I don't know.
He grasped her meaning clearly.
There was heat in the voice, but I did not understand the meaning of the words.
I thought about the meaning of his painting.
That is to say, it means that individuals were prioritized.
So you mean you're interested in that hut?
We may take this silence to mean affirmation.
"There's no meaning. There's no purpose." "What do you mean?"
I don't interfere with that, and it would be pointless to do so.
The teacher explained to us the meaning of the poem.
It doesn't have to mean anything, does it?
Depending on the other party, it is a question that is completely meaningless.
That gratitude had many layers of meaning.
In that sense, you could say it's a project we'd definitely like to develop.
I don't even understand the meaning, let alone the answer to the question.
Money, as such, has no meaning.
She had become the talk of the town, in a bad way.
I feel like I was made to realize the meaning of that all over again.
He nods, conveying the meaning of 'you're welcome'.
There is no point in lying about your feelings.
However, it was not certain whether it had truly been sealed in the real sense.
It would be wise to change clothes, also in the sense of preventing a drop in body temperature.
Can you explain the exact meaning of this word?
Mary gazed at George in admiration.
Then we could achieve international peace in the true sense of the word.
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
Intuitively, the basic atomic unit of meaning is a word.
Recently he has come to realize the significance of married life.
The meaning of a word is determined by the context where it is used.
That, too, may perhaps be something meaningful.
I must know its meaning right now, no matter what.
I just wish I could understand the meaning of the word 'love'.
War results only in senseless and violent destruction.
We couldn't grasp the meaning of what he was trying to say.
I don't see any point in going if the party is almost over.
The word you use depends on your intended meaning.
The added explanation made the meaning even harder to understand.
I found a new meaning whenever I read the book.
Admitting that fact means defeat.
There is no point in calling such buildings 'ugly'.
It goes without saying that honesty is the best policy in many ways.
It seems it doesn't mean it in a bad way, but rather that it has a fleeting beauty.
Let me just add, to be safe, that I don't mean it in a bad way, okay?
If it means compensation, it does not have to be a physical object.
However, I was unable to form meaningful words.
Unless that is made clear, there's no point in judging you!
This will mean that growing food will become difficult.
If you are not sure about the meaning of the word, look it up in your dictionary.
The project was successful in the sense that it drew the attention of everyone.
I tried to keep talking for no reason, but gave up.
You will have guessed its meaning by the end of the chapter.
Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.
He had no idea what these words meant.
I've heard that word before, but I'm not sure what it means.
I grasped the whole meaning of the book by reading.
There's a subtle difference in meaning between the two words.
Learning another language means discovering a new world.
I've unlinked the Japanese sentence since it didn't have the same meaning as this sentence.
What various meanings can you find for the word "satellite"?
Do you know what this means? I think this is probably French.
Education means something more than going to school.
Then, with the intention of easing the tension, they confirm their respective roles once more.
In the main, I am in favor of political reform if meaningful changes are made.
Old words often take on new meanings because of inventions and technology.