JLPT N3 · Noun

思想 (shisou)

思想 (しそう, shisou) is a Japanese noun meaning “thought; idea”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しそう
Romaji: shisou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

thought; idea; ideology · noun

Example sentences

我々は言葉によって思想を表現する。

We express thought with language.

Tatoeba #185878

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

Kanji in 思想

thinkシ・おも.う・おもえら.く · 9 strokes

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 思想.

思うおもうto think思い出すおもいだすto recall意思いしintention思い出おもいでmemories思わずおもわずunconsciously不思議ふしぎwonderful思い付くおもいつくto think of思い切りおもいきりto one's heart's content思い込むおもいこむto be convinced (that)思いっ切りおもいっきりto one's heart's content思いっきりおもいっきりto one's heart's content思い掛けないおもいがけないunexpected思考しこうthought思い付きおもいつきidea

Source: JMdict entry 1309560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.