意義

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See also: 意义

Chinese

idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
 
 justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (意義) 意 義
simp. (意义) 意 义

Pronunciation

Noun

意義

  1. meaning; sense
    比喻意義／比喻意义  ―  bǐyù yìyì  ―  figurative meaning
  2. significance; importance; value
    重要意義／重要意义  ―  zhòngyào yìyì  ―  significance
    生命的意義／生命的意义  ―  shēngmìng de yìyì  ―  the meaning of life
    很有意義／很有意义  ―  hěn yǒu yìyì  ―  very meaningful
    意義重大／意义重大  ―  yìyì zhòngdà  ―  crucial

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (意義):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
意 義
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Grade: 3 		ぎ
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

意(い)義(ぎ) • (igi) 

  1. significance

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
意義

Noun

意義 • (uiui) (hangeul 의의)

  1. hanja form? of 의의 (“meaning, significance, importance”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
意義

Noun

意義

  1. chữ Hán form of ý nghĩa (“literal reading; meaning”).
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