意味

いみ · imi · JLPT N5 · noun

meaning

意味 = mind/intent (意) + flavor (味): the flavor of the intent

意 is thought or intention, 味 is taste. A word's meaning is the taste its intent leaves behind. Sound hook: imi is the tail of sashimi, so ask what the sashimi means and you keep the imi.

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