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Kanji Information Sheet for 想 ( 
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| English: concept think idea thought | On-Yomi: ソウ ソ | Kun-Yomi: おも.う |
Bushu (Radical) Info:
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
心 (シン, こころ, -ごころ, りっしんべん) – heart; mind; spirit
攸 (ユウ, ところ) – distant, far; adverbial prefix; relaxed; at ease; place
Henshall Mnemonic: thoughts can be mutual feelings
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #381 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #381 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N3 Words
- 想像 [そうぞう]
(n,vs) imagination; guess [K] [D] [Jisho] - 連想 [れんそう]
(n,vs) association (of ideas); suggestion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 理想 [りそう]
(n) ideal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 思想 [しそう]
(n) thought; idea; ideology [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 空想 [くうそう]
(n) daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision [K] [D] [Jisho] - 発想 [はっそう]
(n) expression (music); conceptualization [K] [D] [Jisho] - 感想 [かんそう]
(n) impressions; thoughts [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 愛想 [あいそ]
(n) civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces [K] [D] [Jisho] - 愛想 [あいそう]
(n) civility; courtesy; compliments; sociability; graces [K] [D] [Jisho] - 予想 [よそう]
(n,vs) expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast [K] [D] [Jisho] - 構想 [こうそう]
(n) plan; plot; idea; conception [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 想定 [そうてい]
(n,vs) hypothesis; supposition; assumption [K] [D] [Jisho] - 瞑想 [めいそう]
(n) meditation; contemplation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 夢想 [むそう]
(n) dream; vision; reverie [K] [D] [Jisho] - 理想的 [りそうてき]
(adj-na) ideal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 予想外 [よそうがい]
(adj-na,n) unexpected; unforeseen; strange [K] [D] [Jisho] - 回想 [かいそう]
(n) reflection; reminiscence [K] [D] [Jisho] - 仮想 [かそう]
(n) imagination; supposition; potential (enemy) [K] [D] [Jisho] - 妄想 [もうそう]
(n) wild idea; delusion [K] [D] [Jisho] - 幻想 [げんそう]
(n) illusions [K] [D] [Jisho] - 想 [そう]
(n) conception; idea; thought [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.