いみ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of いみ – see the following entries.
意味
a meaning; a significance; a point
meaning; definition
to mean, signify, imply
異味
strange or different flavor
(This term, いみ (imi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as いみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いみ.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings

忌み
諱み
斎み

Pronunciation

Verb

いみ (imi

  1. stem or continuative form of いむ (imu)

Okinawan

Noun

いみ (imi

  1. : dream