Word Meaning 我が意を得たり

わがいをえたり wa ga i o etari

我が意を得たり is read as わがいをえたり (wa ga i o etari) and means you've hit the nail on the head.

Meaning

English

you've hit the nail on the head
that's just what I thought
that's exactly like I feel
that's exactly what I think, too

Reading

Kana

わがいをえたり

Romaji

wa ga i o etari

Writing Variants

わが意を得たり わがいをえたり wagai o etari

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb ✓ Rank 37463 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

我が意を得る

わがいをえる

to approve of

我意

がい

self-will

自我意識

じがいしき

self-consciousness

得意淡然

とくいたんぜん

not letting oneself puffed up by one's success

得意

とくい

one's strong point

不得意

ふとくい

one's weak point

得意先

とくいさき

(regular) customer

得意技

とくいわざ

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.)

大得意

だいとくい

excellent

上得意

じょうとくい

good customer

得意分野

とくいぶんや

one's field of expertise

得意四つ

とくいよつ

wrestler's favourite (favorite) grip on the belt

Example Sentences

彼の言葉を聞いて我が意を得たりと喜んだ。

I was pleased to find that his ideas coincided exactly with my own.