正しょう意い

also: せいい

Meanings

archaic

Archaic term used in classical or scholarly contexts to refer to the true or intended meaning of a word, phrase, or text.

古こ典てんの注ちゅう釈しゃくでは、語ごの正しょう意いを明あきらかにすることが重じゅう要ようとされた。
In classical commentaries, it was considered important to clarify the correct meaning of words.

noun

true heart; sincere intention

archaic

Archaic term for one's genuine feelings or sincere inner thoughts, often used in literary or historical texts.

彼かれの言こと葉ばからは正しょう意いが感かんじられなかった。
His words did not convey a true heart.

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
意idea, mind, heart

Related words

本ほん意い
本意 refers to one's original intention or real motive, often used in modern Japanese, while 正意 is an archaic term for true meaning or sincere heart.
真しん意い
真意 is the common modern word for 'true intention' or 'real meaning', whereas 正意 is archaic and rarely used today.

Written forms

正意Usage100%
- しょうい
  Archaic kanji compound; the reading しょうい is the standard on'yomi. The alternate reading せいい is also recorded but less common.
- せいい
  Alternate reading; rare and archaic. The more common reading is しょうい.
せいい

Etymology

Compound of 正 (correct, true) and 意 (meaning, heart). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical Chinese and was adopted into Japanese with both on'yomi readings.