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意味

いみ

meaning, significance

Mnemonic

A sound sat over a heart, and a mouth with not-yet inside it: the sense a thing carries before you can taste it. Ee い, me み, and what is that supposed to mean exactly: いみ.

Built from

idea, mind
音 sound + 心 heart
taste, sense
口 mouth + 未 not yet

Words sharing these kanji

preparation, getting ready consciousness, awareness unexpected, unforeseen opinion care, watch out will, volition suddenly, unexpectedly decision, resolution interest taste, flavor tasty friend, ally

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