adj. Having a meaning or purpose; having significance; as, a meaningful explanation; a meaningful discussion; a meaningful pause; to live a meaningful life. Opposite of meaningless. [ Narrower terms: comprehensible, understandable; indicative, significative, suggestive ; meaty, substantive ; purposeful ] Also See: purposeful, significant, important. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[めりはりのきいた(めりはりの利いた);メリハリのきいた(メリハリの利いた), meriharinokiita ( meriharino ri ita ); merihari nokiita ( merihari no ri ita )](exp) (See メリハリを利かせた) explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively[Add to Longdo]
[かいい, kaii](n) (See 会意文字) compound ideograph formation (one of the six kanji classifications); making kanji up of meaningful parts (e.g. "mountain pass" is up + down + mountain)[Add to Longdo]