► 動詞
意見 [(1)いけん] [意見する] meaning: criticize rank: 3
☆ 日本では年少者が年配者に意見することは許されない ⇨ In Japan it is not tolerated that a younger person criticizes an older person (☛ Note 意見する is not just express one’s opinion, but rather make a sharp criticism)
► 名詞
意見 [(1)いけん] meaning: opinion rank: 1
☆ あなたの意見は？ ⇨ What is your opinion?
☆ 皆自由に意見を言って下さい ⇨ Everybody please express your opinions freely
More examples:
- 彼は公聴会で意見を陳述した ⇨ He gave his opinion in a public hearing
- 皆の意見を纏めるのは大変だった ⇨ It was a lot of work to put everybody’s opinions together, make everybody agree
- 色んな人の意見を聞いて益々混乱した ⇨ I listened to various people’s opinions and I got even more confused
- その問題をどう処置するかで意見が別れた ⇨ We had different opinions on how to handle the problem
- 少数派の意見は無視される ⇨ The opinions of minority will be ignored
- 貴殿の御意見を御伺い致したく存じます ⇨ I would like to ask for your opinion
- 彼は自分の意見をどこまでも通そうとした ⇨ He tried to push his opinion all the way
- 政府は大衆の意見を吸い上げようとしている ⇨ The government is trying to draw up, collect, the public’s opinions
- 昔は新聞や雑誌に投書するのが自分の意見を発表する唯一の手段だった ⇨ Writing to newspapers and magazines used to be the only way to express your opinion
- 五十代の女性の意見を集中的に集めた ⇨ We focused on collecting the opinions of women in their 50’s
- 彼はなまじっか知識があるのでこちらも彼の意見を無視することが出来ない ⇨ He has some knowledge so we cannot just dismiss his opinion
- 会社と組合の意見には相当の開きがある ⇨ There are a big gap in the opinions of the company and the union
- 彼女は他人の意見を全く受け付けない ⇨ She never accepts other people’s opinions
- 彼の意見に異論は無い ⇨ I don’t have an objection to his opinion
- 御意見御質問をどしどしお寄せください ⇨ Please feel free to send us your opinions and questions