► 動詞
意味 [(1)いみ] [意味する] [liter] meaning: mean rank: 2
☆ この気候の変化が何を意味しているのかは未だはっきりしない ⇨ It is still not clear what this change in climate really means
► 名詞
意味 [(1)いみ] meaning: meaning rank: 1
☆ この文章の意味が分からない ⇨ I don’t understand the meaning of this sentence
☆ どういう意味ですか？ ⇨ What do you mean? What are you driving at?
意味 [(1)いみ] [意味が有る] meaning: meaning rank: 1
☆ そんなことをして何の意味があるのか分からない ⇨ I don’t understand what is the meaning, point, of doing something like that
意味 [(1)いみ] [意味が無い] meaning: meaning rank: 1
☆ そんな事をしても意味がない ⇨ It is meaningless to do something like that
More examples:
- 彼は質問の意味が解らずまごついた ⇨ He didn’t understand the question and know what to do
- この絵に性的な意味は無い ⇨ This drawing has no sexual meaning
- 彼のやっていることは自己満足のためだけで、実際は何の意味も無い ⇨ What he is doing is utterly pointless, other than satisfying his own vanity
- 質問の意味が分からず、咄嗟に受け答えが出来なかった ⇨ I didn’t understand the question, and I wasn’t able to respond immediately
- 意味が理解出来ない ⇨ I don’t understand its meaning
- こんな事をして何の意味が有るんだ？ ⇨ Is there any meaning in doing something like this? What’s the point?
- この単語の意味が分からない ⇨ I don’t understand the meaning of this word
- 「ぶっ殺すぞ」は日本語では一般的な表現だが、勿論文字通りの意味ではない ⇨ “I will kill you brutally” is a common expression in Japanese, even though obviously nobody means it literally
- ある意味では彼はとても幸運だった ⇨ In a certain sense, way, he was very lucky
- 正義を振りかざす人に限って正義の意味を履き違えている ⇨ Many those who claim they are with justice misunderstand what justice is
- 彼の発言には深い意味がある ⇨ His comment has a deep meaning
- 米国の会社内の肩書は余り意味が無い ⇨ Job titles in American companies don’t mean much
- 本当に意味のある会社の改革なら大歓迎だ ⇨ I wholeheartedly welcome it if it is really meaningful restructuring of the company
- 自由のない社会で生きる意味はない ⇨ There is no point in living in society where there is no freedom
- ただふとそう思っただけで、深い意味は無いよ ⇨ I just thought so, it just popped in my mind, and I didn’t mean anything significant