noun
Formal noun expressing agreement with an opinion, proposal, or action. Often used in phrases like 賛意を表する (to express approval) or 賛意を示す (to show approval).
彼の提案に賛意を表した。
I expressed my approval of his proposal.
多くの委員がその計画に賛意を示した。
Many committee members showed their assent to the plan.
Compound of 賛 (san, 'praise, approve') and 意 (i, 'mind, thought'). The combination conveys the idea of a mind inclined toward approval.