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What does 意向 (いこう, ikou) mean?

意向 (いこう, ikou) means intention, wish, inclination.

Quick facts
Readingいこう
Romajiikou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
いこう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonikou

intention, wish, inclination

  1. 1noun intention; inclination; mind

Example sentences

  • I'll proceed after confirming my boss's wishes.

  • We conducted a survey to find out what employees wanted.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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