How to say 'Opinion' in Japanese | 意見

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The Japanese word for Opinion is 'Iken', written as 意見 in Japanese.'Opinion' in hiragana is いけん.

word

意見

Meaning

Opinion

Reading

いけん

iken

Kanji

意Idea 見See

Explanation

The Japanese noun '意見 (いけん)' means 'opinion'. It refers to a person's thoughts, beliefs, or judgments about a particular topic or issue. This word is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts to express one's viewpoint or to discuss differing perspectives. For example: I want to hear your opinion「あなたの意見を聞きたいです」(あなたのいけんをききたいです). His opinion is different from mine「彼の意見は私のと違います」(かれのいけんはわたしのとちがいます). The word can also be used in phrases like '意見を述べる (いけんをのべる)' (to express an opinion) or '意見交換 (いけんこうかん)' (exchange of opinions).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

675

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 意見

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

意

Meaning

Idea

kanji

見

Meaning

See

Words Related to 意見 Through the Kanji 意

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 意 as well.

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意味

Meaning

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注意

Meaning

Attention

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用意

Meaning

Preparation

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意思

Meaning

Intention

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得意

Meaning

Good, Pride

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意外

Meaning

Unexpected

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意志

Meaning

Will

word

意義

Meaning

Significance

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意

Meaning

word

合意

Meaning

Agreement

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決意

Meaning

Determination

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意図

Meaning

Intention

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意地悪

Meaning

Spite

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意識

Meaning

Awareness, Consciousness

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意欲

Meaning

Motivation

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不意

Meaning

Suddenness

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意気

Meaning

Spirit, Enthusiasm

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好意

Meaning

Goodwill

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意地

Meaning

Stubbornness, Disposition

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任意

Meaning

Voluntary, Optional

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同意

Meaning

Consent, Agreement

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無意味

Meaning

Meaningless

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不注意

Meaning

Carelessness

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生意気

Meaning

Cheeky

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意向

Meaning

Intention

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無意識

Meaning

Unconsciously

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注意深い

Meaning

Careful

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不得意

Meaning

Poor

Words Related to 意見 Through the Kanji 見

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 見 as well.

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見る

Meaning

See

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見える

Meaning

Visible

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見せる

Meaning

Show

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花見

Meaning

Flower viewing

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見物

Meaning

Sightseeing

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見送り

Meaning

Seeing off

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見学

Meaning

Inspection, Observation

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見付ける

Meaning

Find

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発見

Meaning

Discovery

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見詰める

Meaning

Stare

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見付かる

Meaning

Found

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見事

Meaning

Complete, Splendid

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見なす

Meaning

Regard

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見物人

Meaning

Spectator

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見掛ける

Meaning

Notice

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見出だす

Meaning

Discover

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見上げる

Meaning

Lookup

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見解

Meaning

View, Opinion

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一見

Meaning

At first glance

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見守る

Meaning

Watch

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見回す

Meaning

Look around

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暑中見舞い

Meaning

Summer greeting

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見張る

Meaning

Watch, Guard

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浅見

Meaning

Shallow, Superficial

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見出し

Meaning

Heading

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見本

Meaning

Example, Sample

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見晴らし

Meaning

View

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月見

Meaning

Moon viewing

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よそ見

Meaning

Distraction

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見かけ

Meaning

Appearance

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見覚え

Meaning

Recognition

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見合い

Meaning

Matchmaking

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見通し

Meaning

View, Prospect

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見下ろす

Meaning

Look down

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見送る

Meaning

See off

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見習う

Meaning

Learn

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見当

Meaning

Direction, Estimate

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見直す

Meaning

Reconsider, Reassess

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見込み

Meaning

Prospect

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見違える

Meaning

Mistake, Fail to recognize

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見舞い

Meaning

Visit, Sympathy

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見当たる

Meaning

Found

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見直し

Meaning

Review, Revision

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見逃す

Meaning

Miss, Overlook

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見比べる

Meaning

Compare

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見渡す

Meaning

Survey, Overlook

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見落とす

Meaning

Overlook

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会見

Meaning

Press conference

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見抜く

Meaning

See through

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後見

Meaning

Guardianship

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拝見

Meaning

See

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偏見

Meaning

Prejudice

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見舞う

Meaning

Visit, Afflict

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