No. 1,260 in Japanese
合意
Agreement; mutual consent.
In a sentence
私たちは契約内容について合意しました。
We reached an agreement on the terms of the contract.
The word 合意 (agreement) is used to denote a mutual understanding reached between two or more parties about the terms described.
その提案には合意できません。
I cannot agree with that proposal.
Here, 合意 is used to express the inability to reach consensus or agreement on a certain proposal.
合意なしに重要な決定をするべきではありません。
Major decisions should not be made without agreement.
This sentence employs 合意 to emphasize the necessity of mutual agreement before making important decisions.
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