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真意しんい (shini)

real intention; true meaning

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Meaning

真意 (しんい, shini) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “real intention; true meaning”.

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Example sentences 11

彼かれの発言はつげんの真意しんいは何なんなのだろう

What is the real intention of his remark?

わたしはそれの真意しんいを疑うたがう。

I doubt whether it is true or not.

彼女かのじょの言葉ことばの真意しんいは何なんだろうか。

I wonder what she really means.

彼女かのじょの真意しんいは明あきらかではなかった。

It was not clear what she really meant.

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