Word Meaning 故意

こい koi

故意 is read as こい (koi) and means mens rea (guilty mind).

Meaning

English

  1. mens rea (guilty mind)
  2. intent
  3. intention
  4. bad faith

Reading

Kana

こい

Romaji

koi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 過失 Rank 3080 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

故意に

こいに

deliberately

故意犯

こいはん

intentional crime

未必の故意

みひつのこい

conscious neglect

故郷

ふるさと

ruins

故障

こしょう

objection

故事

こじ

historical event

故に

ゆえに

therefore

故人

こじん

old friend

故国

ここく

one's native land

故郷

こきょう

hometown

故事成語

こじせいご

idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China

故実

こじつ

ancient practices

Example Sentences

3

それはこいではなく、ただのみすです。

It wasn't intentional, just a simple mistake.

You made the mistake on purpose, didn't you?

His mistake was intentional.