How to say 'Intention' in Japanese | 積り

word

Meaning

Intention

Reading

Kanji

積Accumulate

Explanation

The Japanese noun '積り (つもり)' means 'intention' or 'plan'. It is used to express one's intention or plan to do something in the future. It often follows a verb in its dictionary form or past tense to indicate what someone intends to do or thought they did. For example: I intend to go to Japan「日本に行くつもりです」(にほんにいくつもりです). I thought I had locked the door「ドアを閉めたつもりです」(ドアをしめたつもりです). It can also be used to express a mistaken belief or assumption, as in 'I thought I had explained it clearly「はっきり説明したつもりです」(はっきりせつめいしたつもりです)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N3

Kanji Grade

4

Frequency

623

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting