御意

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	意
ぎょ Grade: S	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 御 (gyo, respectful prefix) +‎ 意 (i, desire).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎょい [gyòí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ぎょ​い [gyóꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞i]

Noun

御(ぎょ)意(い) • (gyoi) 

1. wish, desire (used instead of plain 意 when referring to the wishes of someone other than the speaker)
2. (exclamatory) as you wish; yes, sir!