真しん意い

し

ん

い

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to what someone really means or intends, often when it is hidden behind words or actions. Common in formal and written contexts.

彼かれの言こと葉ばの真しん意いを測はかりかねている。
I can't quite grasp the real meaning behind his words.

その

発はつ

言げん

の

真しん

意い

は

、

改かい

革かく

を

急いそ

ぐ

べき

だ

と

いう

こと

だ

。

The true intention behind that statement is that we should hurry the reforms.

本ほん音ね
本音 is one's honest, private feeling (often contrasted with 建前), while 真意 is the real intention or meaning behind a specific statement or action.
意い図と
意図 is a more neutral, plan-oriented 'intention' or 'aim', whereas 真意 emphasizes the hidden or deeper truth behind something.

Compound of 真 (true, real) and 意 (mind, meaning, intention). The reading しんい follows standard on'yomi.