What does kanji 想 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 想 is idea.

How is kanji 想 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 想 are おも.う; the onyomi readings are ソウ, ソ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 想?

Kanji 想 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 想?

The main radical for kanji 想 is 心.

What words use kanji 想?

Example words that use kanji 想 include 想像, 想定, 想, 想起.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

想

Meaning

Kanji 想

idea

idea, thought, conception, think

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: おも.う
Onyomi 音読み: ソウソ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #381
Strokes: 13
Radical: 心
Components: 心 • 木 • 目
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 箱 • 湘 • 廂 • 葙 • 緗 • 相 • 霜

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 260 entries that include this kanji.

想像

そうぞう

imagination

想定

そうてい

hypothesis

想

そう

samjna (perception)

想起

そうき

anamnesis

想い描く

おもいえがく

to imagine

想像力

そうぞうりょく

(power of) imagination

想を練る

そうをねる

to turn (a matter) over in one's mind

想察

そうさつ

surmisal

想像がつく

そうぞうがつく

to be imaginable

想像しにくい

そうぞうしにくい

hard to imagine

想像に難くない

そうぞうにかたくない

easy to imagine

想像に任せる

そうぞうにまかせる

to leave to one's imagination

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼の想はとても新しい。

His idea is very new.

その想を文章にまとめた。

That thought was put together in writing.

新しい社会の想を語り合った。

We talked about the conception of a new society.

彼女の想には深い経験がにじんでいる。

Her ideas reflect deep experience.

将来への想をノートに書いた。

I wrote my thoughts about the future in a notebook.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.