御意

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	意
ぎょ Grade: S	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 御 (gyo, respectful prefix) +‎ 意 (i, desire).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎょい [gyòí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) ぎょい [gyóꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞i]

Noun

御(ぎょ)意(い) • (gyoi)

wish, desire (used instead of plain 意 when referring to the wishes of someone other than the speaker)
(exclamatory) as you wish; yes, sir!

References

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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