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想

Kanji 想: meaning "Concept, Think, Idea", readings, stroke order

The kanji 想 means "Concept, Think, Idea". On'yomi: ソウ、ソ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Concept, Think, Idea
On'yomi
ソウソ· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 想

  • 感想 かんそう — (one's) impressions, (one's) thoughts
  • 理想 りそう — ideal
  • 連想 れんそう — association (of ideas), suggestion
  • 想像 そうぞう — imagination, guess
  • 予想 よそう — expectation, anticipation, prediction
  • 空想 くうそう — daydream, fantasy
  • 発想 はっそう — idea; way of thinking (same as 考え方 (かんがえかた))
  • 幻想 げんそう — Fantasy / illusion
  • 思想 しそう — Thought / ideology
  • 構想 こうそう — plan, plot, idea, conception
  • 愛想 あいそう — sociability

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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