意見（いけん）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: opinion
Example sentences
- 会議で自分の意見をはっきり言う。 — State your opinion clearly at the meeting.
- みんなの意見を聞いてから決める。 — I'll decide after hearing everyone's opinions.
Idioms & proverbs containing “意見”
- 冷や酒と親の意見は後できく (ひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできく) — you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake
- 親の意見と茄子の花は千に一つも無駄はない (おやのいけんとなすびのはなはせんにひとつもむだはない) — always listen to your parents; always value your parents' advice; not even one in a thousand of a parents' opinion or an eggplant flower are in vain
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