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意図する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	意い図とする	意い図としない
Polite	意い図とします	意い図としません
Past polite	意い図としました	意い図としませんでした
Past	意い図とした	意い図としなかった
Te-form	意い図として	意い図としないで
Desire	意い図としたい	意い図としたくない
Potential	意い図とできる	意い図とできない
Passive	意い図とされる	意い図とされない
Causative	意い図とさせる	意い図とさせない
Causative passive	意い図とさせられる	意い図とさせられない
Volitional	意い図としよう
Polite volitional	意い図としましょう
Imperative	意い図としろ	意い図とするな
Conditional	意い図とすれば	意い図としなければ
Tara conditional	意い図としたら	意い図としなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

intention; aim; design

Refers to a conscious purpose or plan behind an action. Often used in formal or analytical contexts.

彼かれの意い図とがわからない。
I don't understand his intentions.
この計けい画かくは明めい確かくな意い図とをもって進すすめられた。
This plan was carried out with a clear intention.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の意い図とを理り解かいするto understand someone's intention
彼かれの発はつ言げんの意い図とをなかなか理り解かいできなかった。
I couldn't quite understand the intention behind his remark.
〈人ひと〉の意い図とを読よみ取とるto read/discern someone's intention
作さく者しゃの意い図とを読よみ取とるのは簡かん単たんではない。
It's not easy to discern the author's intention.
〈事こと〉には〜という意い図とがあるthere is an intention of ... behind (something)
この政せい策さくには経けい済ざいを活かっ性せい化かさせるという意い図とがある。
This policy has the intention of stimulating the economy.
〜という意い図とで〈動どう詞し〉to do something with the intention of ...
誤ご解かいを避さけるという意い図とで詳くわしく説せつ明めいした。
I explained in detail with the intention of avoiding misunderstanding.
意い図とが見みえ隠かくれするan intention is subtly visible / can be sensed
その発はつ言げんには別べつの意い図とが見みえ隠かくれしていた。
A different intention could be sensed behind that remark.

Expressions

意い図とせずunintentionally; inadvertently; without intending to
隠かくされた意い図とhidden agenda

Kanji

意idea, mind, heart
図map, drawing, plan

Related words· 12

目もく的てきN4
目的 is the concrete goal one is aiming for, while 意図 is the underlying intention or motive behind an action.
意い向こうN1
意向 expresses one's inclination or stance, often in formal contexts, whereas 意図 refers to a deliberate plan or design.
狙ねらいN2
狙い is a more casual, concrete term for what one is aiming at, while 意図 is a more formal, abstract term for one's underlying purpose.
思おも惑わくN1
思惑 often carries a slightly negative or hidden-agenda nuance, while 意図 is neutral and simply names the intention behind an act.

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故こ意いN1
意図 is a neutral word for having a plan or aim, while 故意 emphasizes doing something knowingly and often implies wrongdoing.
本ほん意い
意図 refers to a deliberate plan or aim behind an action, while 本意 (in its 'original intention' sense) emphasizes the original hope that may later diverge from the outcome.
意い思しN3
意図 focuses on the purpose or aim behind an action, whereas 意思 is broader, covering any conscious intention or will.
真しん意いN1
意図 is a neutral word for a plan or aim, while 真意 stresses the deeper, often concealed truth behind someone's words or behavior.
つもりN4
意図 emphasizes the purpose or aim behind an action, while つもり focuses on one's own subjective plan or belief.
企き図と
意図 refers to the intention or purpose behind an action, while 企図 refers to the concrete plan or project itself.
意いN1
意図 specifically means a purpose or aim behind an action, whereas 意 more generally covers one's feelings or thoughts without implying a plan.
目論見もくろみN1
意図 is a more neutral, direct word for one's purpose or intention, while 目論見 suggests a calculated, sometimes self-serving plan.

Don't confuse with

意い図と的てき
意図 is the plain noun meaning 'intention', while 意図的 is its adjectival form meaning 'intentional' and must modify or describe something.

Word family

意い図と的てき
intentional; on purpose; deliberate

Etymology

Compound of 意 (mind, thought) and 図 (plan, map), literally 'thought plan'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination naturally conveys a deliberate mental design.