同意
どうい · doui · JLPT N1 · noun
consent
🤝 同 (same) + 意 (meaning/intent) = agreement: two people with the same meaning
同 means same and 意 means intention or meaning. When two people share one 意, they agree or consent. Pronounced doui, with a short ui ending.
同 — 冂 enclosure + 一 + 口 mouth
Originally depicted multiple mouths gathered under one cover or enclosure, suggesting people speaking together in agreement. From this image of voices joining, it came to mean 'same,' 'together,' or 'alike.' The shared cover symbolizes unity.