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好意 (こうい, koui) Japanese meaning: kindness | Kotomora
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人ひと
に
好こう
意い
を
示しめ
し
て
いる
。
He always shows kindness to those around him.
I took advantage of your kindness and got a ride.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 好こう 意い を 寄よ せる to develop romantic feelings for someone
He has feelings for a female coworker.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 好こう 意い に 甘あま える to take advantage of someone's kindness
I took advantage of my friend's kindness and had him lend me a room.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 好こう 意い を 抱いだ く to harbor affection for someone
She secretly harbored feelings for the man.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 好こう 意い を 無む にする to disregard or waste someone's kindness
I wish you wouldn't say things that disregard my kindness.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 好こう 意い に 感かん 謝しゃ する to be grateful for someone's kindness
I'm grateful for my neighbor's kindness.
Expressions 好こう 意い を 持も つ feel goodwill; wish someone well · have a strong liking; be emotionally involved Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words· 6 親切 emphasizes concrete kind actions or a helpful nature, while 好意 focuses more on the underlying goodwill or favorable feeling behind such acts.
善意 stresses pure, well-meaning intentions (often legal or moral), while 好意 is the everyday word for a friendly, favorable feeling toward someone.
愛情 is a deeper, more enduring love or affection, often familial or romantic, whereas 好意 can be a lighter, more general liking or goodwill.
好感 describes a favorable impression someone gives off, while 好意 is the feeling of liking or affection one person actively holds toward another.
Show 2 more 好意 is the standard modern term for goodwill or favorable feeling, largely replacing the dated goodwill sense of 懇意.
好意 can mean mild favorable feelings toward someone that may or may not be romantic, while 恋心 clearly denotes romantic love.
Opposites 悪意 is malicious intent or ill will, the direct opposite of the kind, favorable feeling expressed by 好意.
好意 expresses goodwill or favorable feelings toward someone, the direct opposite of the hostile feeling in 敵意.
Don't confuse with 厚意 shares the same reading as 好意 but is a more formal, humble term used to respectfully refer to another person's kindness (often as ご厚意), while 好意 is the neutral, everyday word.
好意 is the noun for the feeling of goodwill or favor itself, while 好意的 is the na-adjective describing an attitude or reaction that shows such goodwill.
行為 (an act, deed) and 好意 (goodwill, favor) are pronounced identically but mean completely different things.
Etymology Compound of 好 (good, like) and 意 (mind, thought). The combination straightforwardly conveys 'favorable mind' or 'goodwill'.
