いみ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of いみ – see the following entries.

【意味】 [noun] a meaning; a significance; a point [noun] meaning; definition [verb] to mean, signify, imply

【異味】 [noun] strange or different flavor

(This term, いみ (imi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as いみ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as いみ.

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
斎 忌み 諱み 斎み

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [imʲi]

Verb

いみ • (imi) 

1. stem or continuative form of いむ (imu) [godan]

Okinawan

Noun

いみ (imi) 

1. 夢: dream