JLPT N3 · Noun

理想 (risou)

理想 (りそう, risou) is a Japanese noun meaning “ideal; ideals”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りそう
Romaji: risou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

ideal; ideals · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 理想

logic, arrangement, reasonリ・ことわり · 11 strokes

idea, thought, conceptionソウ・ソ・おも.う · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 理想.

料理りょうりcooking地理ちりgeography無理むりunreasonable理由りゆうreason修理しゅうりrepair処理しょりprocessing心理しんりstate of mind整理せいりsorting管理かんりcontrol理解りかいunderstanding代理だいりrepresentation物理ぶつりlaws of nature真理しんりtruth生理せいりphysiology

Source: JMdict entry 1550020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.