旨意

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Chinese

imperial decree; purport; aim
imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 
trad. (旨意) 旨 意
simp. #(旨意) 旨 意
anagram 意旨

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

旨意

  1. intent; purpose; will
  2. (historical) imperial edict (Classifier: 道)
Synonyms
  • (intent):
  • (imperial edict):
Derived terms
Sino-Xenic (旨意):
  • → Japanese: 旨(し)意(い) (shī)
  • → Korean: 지의(旨意) (jiui)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 旨意 – see 指擬 (“to rely on; to trust; to hope; to wish; etc.”).
(This term is a variant form of 指擬).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旨 意
し
Grade: S 		い
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 旨意 (MC tsyijX 'iH, literally “intention, purpose + thought, idea”).

First cited to a text from roughly 1133.[1]

Not a common term, and not listed in some dictionaries.[2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

旨(し)意(い) • (shii) 

  1. (uncommon) intent, intention, aim, purpose
    • 1907, “Ishi no tō [Governing of will]”, in Kinsei shakaigaku [Contemporary sociology]‎, page 254:
      某(なにがし)の旨(し)意(い)は理(り)論(ろん)上(じょう)善(ぜん)と認(したた)むるも、
      Nanigashi no shī wa riron jōzen to shitatamuru mo,
      One acknowledges that in theory a certain degree of intention is good,

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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