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

Noun

御(ぎょ)意(い) • (gyoi) 

  1. wish, desire (used instead of plain 意 when referring to the wishes of someone other than the speaker)

Interjection

御(ぎょ)意(い) • (gyoi) 

  1. as you wish; yes, sir!

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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