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Definition and Synonyms for 意義
| 1. | 意味 | 意義があるという特質 |
| Significance | the quality of being significant | |
| Synonyms: | 一義, 意味, 意義 | |
| 2. | 旨趣 | 意図する考え |
| Substance | the idea that is intended | |
| Synonyms: | わけあい, 主意, 内容, 意, 意味, 意味内容, 意味合い, 意義, 旨趣, 要旨, 趣旨 | |
| 3. | 辞意 | 意図されたまたは表現されたメッセージ |
| Import | the message that is intended or expressed or signified | |
| Synonyms: | 意, 意味, 意味内容, 意義, 義, 語意, 辞意 |
Meanings for each kanji in 意義
| » | 意 | idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking |
| » | 義 | righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning |
Categories 意義 is a member of
| 1. | 重要性 | 重要で、注目に値するという特質 |
| Importance | the quality of being important and worthy of note | |
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| 2. | 考え | 認知の内容 |
| Idea | the content of cognition | |
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| 3. | 内容 | コミュニケーションが伝えるもの |
| Substance | what a communication that is about something is about | |
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Sample Sentences for 意義
達成したことの意義を理解したアメリカ人はきわめて少数であった。
Few, if any, Americans grasped the significance of what had been accomplished.
レイプ危機運動の内部においては、グリーサイトによる異議表明は重要な意義を持っている。
Within the rape crisis movement, Greesite's dissent is significant.
長年の間、私は美だけが人生に意義を与えてくれるものであり、このごみごみした地上で次々と引き継がれる世代に課せられる唯一の目的とは、時々芸術家を生み出すことだと思っていた。
For many years I thought that it was beauty alone that gave significance to life and that the only purpose that could be assigned to the generations that succeed one another on the face of this crowded earth was to produce an artist now and then.
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