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Illustration of 想像

想像そうぞう

そうぞう souzou Play N3 Noun Suru verb Transitive

Meanings and examples

頭の中で物事の様子や先のことを思い描くこと。 imagination; guess

Example 1

勝手かってにそんなふうに想像そうぞうするなよ。

Don't let your imagination run wild.

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Example 2

あなたには想像そうぞうもつかない、でしょ？

You can't imagine it, can you?

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Kanji breakdown

像

N2

statue; picture; image; figure; portrait

On reading
ゾウ
Kun reading
Radical
人

想

N3

idea; thought; conception; think

On reading
ソウ、ソ
Kun reading
おも.う
Radical
心
Illustration of 思想

思想

N3

しそう

thought; idea

Illustration of 理想

理想

N3

りそう

ideal

Illustration of 連想

連想

N3

れんそう

association (of ideas); suggestion

Illustration of 感想

感想

N2

かんそう

impressions; thoughts

Illustration of 発想

発想

N2

はっそう

expression (music); conceptualization