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態 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 態 意味

attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)

態 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

わざ.と waza.to

KUNYOMI 訓読み

タイ tai

Examples

私は彼女を知らないしまた知りたいとも思わない。I don’t know her and I don’t think I want to.
外へ出たい。I feel like going out.
水が飲みたい。I want to drink some water.
外国へいきたい。I want to go abroad.
別なのを買いたい。I want to buy another.
田舎に住みたいな。I want to live in rural areas.
私は海で泳ぎたい。I want to bathe in the sea.
私は家へ帰りたい。I want to go home.
私はここにいたい。I want to stay here.
死にたいくらいだ。I wish myself dead.

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