► 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:
- 党の意見が纏まらない ⇨ The stance of the party haven’t been consolidated
- 彼は公聴会で意見を陳述した ⇨ He gave his opinion in a public hearing
- 党内の意見はバラバラだ ⇨ Opinions within the party are totally out of sync
- 反対意見の有る人は誰かいますか？ ⇨ Is there anybody with an opposite opinion?
- 私は彼と同意見だ ⇨ I have the same opinion with him
- 皆の意見が纏まらなかった ⇨ Everybody’s opinion didn’t come together. People disagreed with each other
- これは組織ではなく、私の個人としての意見だ ⇨ This is my opinion as an individual, not of the organization
- 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
- その意見には私も同感した ⇨ I felt the same with that 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
- 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
- インターネットでは極端な意見に同調する奴等が沢山いる ⇨ On Internet there are many those who jump on the bandwagon of extreme opinions
- それは私個人の意見だ ⇨ That is my personal opinion
- 失礼ながら意見させて頂きたい ⇨ Even though I know it is rude, I’d like to comment
- 彼女は他人の意見を全く受け付けない ⇨ She never accepts other people’s opinions