Word Meaning 言霊思想

ことだましそう kotodamashisou

言霊思想 is read as ことだましそう (kotodamashisou) and means faith in the power of language.

Meaning

English

faith in the power of language
belief that reality is affected by the spoken word
speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about

Reading

Kana

ことだましそう

Romaji

kotodamashisou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 61260 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

言霊信仰

ことだましんこう

faith in the power of language

過激思想

かげきしそう

extremism

中華思想

ちゅうかしそう

Sinocentrism

排外思想

はいがいしそう

anti-foreign sentiment

毛沢東思想

もうたくとうしそう

Mao Zedong thought

老荘思想

ろうそうしそう

philosophy of Lao-tse and Chuang-tse

神仙思想

しんせんしそう

Shenxian thought (ancient Chinese folk belief in the existence of mountain wizards)

熟思黙想

じゅくしもくそう

considering (a matter) carefully and silently

浪漫思想

ろうまんしそう

romantic thought

思想

しそう

thought

設計思想

せっけいしそう

design concept

事大思想

じだいしそう

admiration of the powerful