Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
意 (13)
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音 (Type 2 Phonetic) sound (here in its original sense of a sound all but contained in the mouth) + 心 heart/emotions → contain numerous feelings in one's heart (compare 念), but without giving them outward expression → (deep) thought; mind; signification.
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