想 – idea, thought, conception

13 strokesTaught in grade 3#381 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 想 means idea, thought, conception, think. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ、ソ (sou, so); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おも.う (omou). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
On’yomi	ソ	so
Kun’yomi	おも.う	omou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 心・木・目.

Words using 想

思想しそうthought感想かんそうimpressions理想りそうideal連想れんそうassociation (of ideas)想像そうぞうimagination予想よそうexpectation空想くうそうdaydream発想はっそうidea構想こうそうplan愛想あいそうamiability

Example sentences

我々は言葉によって思想を表現する。

We express thought with language.

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ゲームについてのご感想は？

How did you feel about the game?

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サミーはジョンにとって理想の歌手だった。

To John, Sammy was an ideal singer.

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態念悪憲愛惑患

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