mind / meaning
N4- Onyomi
- イ
- Stroke count
- 13
- JLPT
- N4
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 意 down and you get 音 (sound) — a single note held under a line, sound made visible, and beside it 心 (heart / feeling) — a heart, the seat of how you feel. Picture a sound rising out of an open chest, put 意 inside it, and let that scene stand for "mind" — mind / meaning. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 13
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は13画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 13 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
注意
chuui
attention
意見
iken
opinion
意識
ishiki
consciousness
意外
igai
unexpected
合意
goui
agreement
意図
ito
intention
Example sentences (3)
足元に注意してください。
あしもと に ちゅうい して ください。
ashimoto ni chuui shite kudasai.
Please watch your step.
同じ間違いをしないように、注意して確認します。
おなじ まちがい を しない よう に、ちゅうい して かくにん します。
onaji machigai o shinai you ni, chuui shite kakunin shimasu.
I check carefully so that I do not make the same mistake.
会議で自分の意見を言いました。
かいぎ で じぶん の いけん を いいました。
kaigi de jibun no iken o iimashita.
I gave my own opinion in the meeting.