来意

See also: 來意

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 来意 – see 來意 (“one's purpose in coming”).
(This term is the simplified form of 來意).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
来 意
らい
Grade: 2 		い
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
來意 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

来(らい)意(い) • (raii) 

  1. reason, purpose for one's visit
    • 1914, 夏目漱石 [Natsume Sōseki], chapter 10, in こゝろ [Kokoro], 下 先生と遺書 [Sensei's Testament]:
      私(わたくし)は未(び)亡(ぼう)人(じん)に会(あ)って来(らい)意(い)を告(つ)げました。
      Watakushi wa bibōjin ni atte raii o tsugemashita.
      I met with the widow and stated the reason for my coming.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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