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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

意い義ぎ

igi

meaning, significance

Example sentences

  1. 達成たっせいしたことの意義いぎを理解りかいしたアメリカ人じんはきわめて少数しょうすうであった。

    Few, if any, Americans grasped the significance of what had been accomplished.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは重大じゅうだいな意義いぎのある決定けっていを下くだした。

    He has made a significant decision.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしはしばしば人生じんせいの意義いぎについて深ふかく考かんがえることがある。

    I often meditate on the meaning of life.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 意義

  • 意idea; mindOnイ
  • 義righteousness; justiceOnギ

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