旨意

Chinese
 
imperial decree; purport; aim
imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
 
idea; meaning; wish
idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
trad. (旨意) 旨 意
simp. #(旨意) 旨 意
anagram 意旨

Pronunciation

Noun

旨意

  1. intent; purpose; will
  2. (historical) imperial edict (Classifier: 道)
Synonyms
  • (intent):
Synonyms of 旨意
  • (imperial edict):
Synonyms of 旨意
Derived terms
Sino-Xenic (旨意):
  • → Japanese: 旨(し)意(い) (shii)
  • → Korean: 지의(旨意) (jiui)

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 旨意 – see 指擬 (“to rely on; to trust; to hope; to wish; etc.”).
(This term, 旨意, is a variant form of 指擬.)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
旨 意
し
Grade: S		 い
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 旨意 (MC t͡ɕˠiɪX ʔɨH, literally “intention, purpose + thought, idea”).

First cited to a text from roughly 1133.[1]

Not a common term, and not listed in some dictionaries.[2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

旨(し)意(い) • (shii) 

  1. [from 1130] (uncommon) intent, intention, aim, purpose
    • 1907, “Ishi no tō [Governing of will]”, in Kinsei shakaigaku [Contemporary sociology]‎, page 254:
      某(なにがし)の旨(し)意(い)は理(り)論(ろん)上(じょう)善(ぜん)と認(したた)むるも、 […]
      Nanigashi no shii wa riron jōzen to shitatamuru mo, […]
      One acknowledges that in theory a certain degree of intention is good, […]

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  5. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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