► 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:
- 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
- お前みたいな青二才に意見される覚えはない ⇨ I don’t need an opinion of an inexperienced one like you
- 私は彼の意見に部分的に同意する ⇨ I partially agree with his opinion
- 彼等は激しく意見を戦わせた ⇨ They exchanged opinions in a heated discussion
- 私は彼の意見に賛成だ ⇨ I agree with his opinion
- 反対意見の有る人は誰かいますか？ ⇨ Is there anybody with an opposite opinion?
- それは私個人の意見だ ⇨ That is my personal opinion
- 率直な意見を聞かせて下さい ⇨ Please let me hear your candid opinion
- 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
- 彼女は他人の意見を全く受け付けない ⇨ She never accepts other people’s opinions
- 少数派の意見は無視される ⇨ The opinions of minority will be ignored
- 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
- それは一部分の人間が言っていることで全体の意見ではない ⇨ That is just what a small group is saying, and not the opinion of the majority
- それはお前の意見だろうが ⇨ That’s just your opinion
- 政治家は有権者の生の意見を聞こうとしない ⇨ Politicians don’t listen to the real voice of voters