了見

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 了見 is read as りょうけん and means idea or intention.
• Basic usage: It can describe a narrow outlook or question someone’s intention in breaking a promise.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Criticizing a narrow outlook
  • 了見: Such a narrow outlook will never produce a new proposal. Example: そんな狭い了見では新しい案は生まれない。
• Questioning an intention
  • 了見: I asked what they could possibly have intended by breaking their promise. Example: 約束を破るとは、いったいどういう了見なのかと尋ねた。