| 155 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 246 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 226 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 118 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 225 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 176 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2007 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 132 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 132 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 291 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 791 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2650 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1352 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1834 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 615 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10921 | Morohashi |
| 2136 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1926 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 608 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 654 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 86 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 416 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
- On:
- イ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
99 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 意 【イ】 feelings, thoughts, meaning
- 意外 【イガイ】 unexpected, surprising
- 賛意 【サンイ】 approval, assent
- 総意 【ソウイ】 consensus, collective will, collective opinion
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もと、 よし
- Korean:
- eui
Spanish
- idea
- sentimiento
- razón
- intención
Portuguese
- idéia
- mente
- coração
- gosto
- pensamento
- desejo
- atenção
French
- idée
- esprit
- coeur
- pensée
- attention
- goût
- désir
| 458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5b8.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-8 | SKIP code |
| 0033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-53 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 610f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1718 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 匠 【ショウ】 craftsman, artisan, carpenter, (skilled) workman
- 匠気 【ショウキ】 affectation, desire to be impressive
- 師匠 【シショウ】 master, teacher, stable master
- 意匠 【イショウ】 design, idea, conception, plan
Kun reading compounds
- 匠 【たくみ】 craftsman, artisan, workman, carpenter, craft, craftsmanship, skill, dexterity, design, plot, scheme, artifice, trick
- 飛騨の匠 【ひだのたくみ】 system whereby the Hida region provided the central government 10 carpenters per village in place of taxes
Readings
- Korean:
- jang
Spanish
- artesano
- trabajador
Portuguese
- artesão
- carpinteiro
French
- artisan
- ouvrier
- charpentier
| 1388 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1491 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 761 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1532 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1107 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 503 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1359 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1443 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1715 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 236 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3711 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1900 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2581 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1709 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2605 | Morohashi |
| 2990 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 588 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1693 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1828 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1063 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t4.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 7171.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-30-02 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5320 | Unicode hex code |