意図

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 意図 (いと) denotes a purpose or intention behind words or an arrangement. 質問の意図 concerns communicative purpose; 配置には…意図がある concerns design purpose.
• Basic usage: 意図が分からない concerns a purpose the speaker cannot grasp; 意図がある explains a purpose embedded in an arrangement.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Purpose to be understood and purpose built into a design
  • 意図 is not the visible action itself but the purpose behind it. の links a question to its purpose, while には…がある locates an intention in the arrangement.