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[こう()·()]
koui
noun

English Meaning(s) for 好意

noun
  1. kindness; favor; favour; friendliness
  2. goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love

Definition and Synonyms for 好意

Benefaction an act intending or showing kindness and good will
Synonyms: 仁徳, 仁心, 仁恕, 善行, 好意, 慈善, 慈善心, 慈心, 慈悲, 慈悲心
Goodwill a disposition to kindness and compassion
Synonyms: おかげ, グッドウィル, 仁徳, 仁心, 仁恕, 厚意, 善意, 好意, 好感, , ご恩, 恩寵, 恩徳, 恩恵, 恩情, 恵み, 恵む, 恵沢, 愛想, 慈悲, 懇情, 温情, 謝礼
Benevolence an inclination to do kind or charitable acts
Synonyms: 仁徳, 仁心, 仁恕, 善行, 好意, 慈善心, 慈心, 慈悲, 慈悲心
Goodwill the friendly hope that something will succeed
Synonyms: 好意
Favor a feeling of favorable regard
Synonyms: 好意, 賛成
Philia a positive feeling of liking
Synonyms: ラブ, ラブい, 優しい, 好き, 好き, 好く, 好意, 情愛, , , 愛い, 愛念, 愛情, 愛着, 慈しみ, 慈しむ, 慈愛, 暖かい, 暖かさ, 暖かみ
Benevolence disposition to do good
Synonyms: 仁徳, 仁心, 仁恕, 善行, 好意, 慈善, 慈善心, 慈心, 慈悲, 慈悲心

Meanings for each kanji in 好意

fond; pleasing; like something Kanji Details »
idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking Kanji Details »

Categories 好意 is a member of

Feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states
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Kindness a kind act
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Good Nature a cheerful, obliging disposition
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Kindness the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
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Approval a feeling of liking something or someone good
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Love a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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Friendliness a feeling of liking for another person
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 好意

Sample Sentences for 好意

I'm deeply grateful for your kindness.
He besought her to favor him.
A favorable review of your play will appear in the next issue.
He looked on the plan with great favor.
He's sympathetic to our plan.

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