Word Meaning 発想

はっそう hassou

発想 is read as はっそう (hassou) and means expression.

Meaning

English

  1. expression
  2. idea
  3. conception
  4. way of thinking
  5. approach

Reading

Kana

はっそう

Romaji

hassou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 2153 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

発想力

はっそうりょく

expressive power

発想法

はっそうほう

way of thinking

発想標語

はっそうひょうご

stylistic marking (in music, e.g. "dolce", "tranquillo", etc.)

仮想発電所

かそうはつでんじょ

virtual power plant

発熱

はつねつ

generation of heat

発表

はっぴょう

announcement

発電所

はつでんしょ

power plant

発信

はっしん

informing (e.g. of opinion)

発達

はったつ

development

発覚

はっかく

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.)

発育

はついく

(physical) growth

発声

はっせい

leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)

Example Sentences

10

I like your idea.

I really like your idea.

His ideas always come out of left field.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

What another bold idea.

We need somebody with bold new ideas.

I hit on the terrific idea of cheating at cards by chance.

Japanese office workers rarely consider taking a break when they're tired.

In living through these uncertain times, it is necessary to be flexible and not be a captive to traditional values.

It is incomprehensible to us that a country with that level of technology would even think of making an automobile.