意見|いけんiken[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounopinion; view; comment
   ここではどんどん意見いけんをおっしゃってかまいません。↗

   You can speak out freely here.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbscolding; reprimand; rebuke; admonition; cautioning; warning

• Synonym所見しょけんWrittenA written word for a view based on observation, often a doctor's findings as in 「医師の所見」; 「意見」 is any view held on an issue.
• Synonym見解けんかいWrittenA written word for a view or interpretation of things, often when stating a position: 「政府の見解」, 「見解の相違」. More at home in writing than 「意見」.
• Synonym考えかんがえNeutralThe broadest word for thoughts, ideas and notions, as in 「いい考え」; 「意見」 is specifically a view you hold on some issue.
• Synonym主張しゅちょうNeutralA view you insist on and press for agreement, as in 「自分の主張を通す」; 「意見」 carries no nuance of insisting.
• SynonymオピニオンNeutralA loanword heard in media and compounds like 「オピニオンリーダー」; for simply saying opinion, 「意見」 is the usual word.
• Synonym考え方かんがえかたNeutralA way of thinking or angle on things, as in 「考え方が違う」; 「意見」 is the view you reach on a specific issue.
• Synonym所信しょしんFormalFormal word for one's firmly held convictions or policy, as in 「所信を述べる」; politicians' 「所信表明」 is especially common. 「意見」 implies no belief.
• Synonym見識けんしきWrittenThe discernment to see to the heart of things, also self-respect, as in 「見識がある人」; 「意見」 is a concrete view, not an ability.
• Synonym所存しょぞんFormalA humble way to state your own thoughts or intentions, as in 「努力する所存です」; typical of speeches and letters. 「意見」 has no humble flavor.
• Synonym所感しょかんWrittenA written word for impressions and feelings, as in 「所感を述べる」; it centers on what you felt, while 「意見」 centers on your view of an issue.
• Synonym所論しょろんWrittenA bookish word for the argument someone maintains; very rare. In everyday speech say 「意見」 or 「主張」.
• SynonymコメントNeutralA loanword for a short comment or remark left on something, as in 「コメントを残す」; 「意見」 is a view you hold on an issue.
• Synonym識見しきけんWrittenA bookish word for insight and discernment, close to 「見識」; 「意見」 is a concrete view, not an ability.
• Synonym存意ぞんいWrittenA rare written word for thoughts or opinions held in the mind; in daily use say 「考え」 or 「意見」.
• Related判断はんだんNeutralA conclusion reached after weighing things, as in 「判断を下す」; it stresses the act of deciding, while 「意見」 is the view itself.
• Related意向いこうWrittenA written word for intention or wishes, as in 「本人の意向を確認する」; it concerns what one wants to do, while 「意見」 is a view on something.
• Related評価ひょうかNeutralJudging the value or merit of something, as in 「高い評価を受ける」; 「意見」 is a general view, not limited to rating good or bad.
• Related信条しんじょうWrittenA creed or motto one lives by and never abandons, as in 「生活信条」; 「意見」 is just a view on something, not necessarily held fast.
• Related信念しんねんWrittenA belief held without doubt, as in 「信念を貫く」; 「意見」 is a view you need not hold unshakably.
• Related主観しゅかんNeutralOne's subjective, personal view, set against 「客観」, as in 「主観で判断する」; 「意見」 does not stress subjective versus objective.

For opinions and views, 「意見」 is the default. Use 「見解」 when stating a position, 「考え」 for ideas in general, 「主張」 for a view you press, 「意向」 for intentions, 「所存」 to state your own plans humbly, and 「コメント」 for a brief remark.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. あることに対たいする考かんがえ。見解けんかい。
2. 好このましくない行おこないに対たいする注意ちゅうい。忠告ちゅうこく。諫言かんげん。
3. 考かんがえや見解けんかいを述のべる。
4. 好このましくない行おこないを注意ちゅういする。忠告ちゅうこくする。諫言かんげんする。