有意義

Japanese

Kanji in this term
有 意 義
ゆう
Grade: 3
い
Grade: 3
ぎ
Grade: 5
kan’on on’yomi

Etymology

From 有 (yū, “existence; there is”) +‎ 意義 (igi, “meaning, significance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ゆうい​ぎ [yùúíꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːiɡʲi]

Adjective

有(ゆう)意(い)義(ぎ) • (yūigi) ←いういぎ (iuigi)?-na (adnominal 有(ゆう)意(い)義(ぎ)な (yūigi na), adverbial 有(ゆう)意(い)義(ぎ)に (yūigi ni))

  1. meaningful, significant, useful, worthwhile

Inflection

Noun

有(ゆう)意(い)義(ぎ) • (yūigi) ←いういぎ (iuigi)?

  1. (an existence of) significance, use, worth
    Synonym: 有意 (yūi)

Antonyms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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