
想
Meaning: think
Other meanings: imagine, idea, recollect, conception
Kun'yomi: おも
On'yomi: そう
Example sentences
昔のことを想い出して泣いた。
Mukashi no koto wo <b>omoidashite</b> naita.
I cried while <b>recalling</b> things from the past.
彼のことを想いながら手紙を書いた。
Kare no koto wo <b>omoinagara</b> tegami wo kaita.
I wrote a letter while <b>thinking of</b> him.
子供の頃の想像は自由だった。
Kodomo no koro no <b>sōzō</b> wa jiyū datta.
The <b>imagination</b> of childhood was free.
その映画は私の予想と違った。
Sono eiga wa watashi no <b>yosō</b> to chigatta.
That movie was different from my <b>expectations</b>.
Practice exercises
reading
想
Answer: そう / おも
meaning
想
Answer: think / imagine / idea
reading
思想
Answer: しそう
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想像
Answer: そうぞう
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発想
Answer: はっそう
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空想
Answer: くうそう