意見
いけん · iken
Opinion, view, comment
- scolding, reprimand, rebuke, admonition, cautioning, warning
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high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
彼は、会議で意見を述べた。
かれは、かいぎでいけんをのべた。
He expressed his opinion at the meeting.
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会議で意見を言います。
かいぎでいけんをいいます。
I state my opinion in the meeting.
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彼からすると、その意見は間違っている。
かれからすると、そのいけんはまちがっている。
From his perspective, that opinion is wrong.
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この企画に、皆さんのご意見をお聞かせください。
このきかくに、みなさんのごいけんをおきかせください。
Please give us your opinions on this plan.
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What does 意見 mean?
Opinion, view, comment. It can also mean: scolding, reprimand, rebuke, admonition, cautioning, warning.
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いけん (iken). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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