情じょう意い

noun

feeling; emotion; will

Refers to the inner world of emotions and volition, often used in psychological or philosophical contexts. More formal and abstract than 感情.

• 教きょう育いくでは、知ち識しきだけでなく情じょう意いの面めんも大たい切せつにすべきだ。

  In education, we should value not only knowledge but also the emotional and volitional aspects.

• 彼かれの行こう動どうは理り性せいよりも情じょう意いに左さ右ゆうされやすい。

  His actions tend to be swayed more by emotion and will than by reason.