► 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:
- あなたの意見に反対している訳ではない ⇨ It is not that I’m disagreeing with your opinion
- 私は彼と同意見だ ⇨ I have the same opinion with him
- 彼女は他人の意見を全く受け付けない ⇨ She never accepts other people’s opinions
- 彼は他人の意見に敏感だ ⇨ He is sensitive to other people’s opinions
- 皆の意見を集約する必要が有る ⇨ We need to consolidate everybody’s opinions
- 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
- 彼の意見には賛成の部分と反対の部分がある ⇨ I have a part that I agree and another part that I oppose in his opinion
- その意見には私も同感した ⇨ I felt the same with that opinion
- 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
- 意見のある人は挙手して下さい ⇨ Please raise your hand if you have an opinion
- それはあなたの主観的な意見に過ぎない ⇨ That is just your subjective opinion
- 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
- 彼の意見は客観性に欠ける ⇨ His opinion lacks objectiveness
- 専門家の目線で見た意見 ⇨ An opinion seen from the eyes of an expert
- 下の者の意見を汲み上げるのは指導者の仕事だ ⇨ It is a leader’s job to pick up opinions of his people