JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 想: "idea, thought, conception"
The kanji 想 means "idea, thought, conception, think". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ソウ, ソ in on'yomi and おも.う in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウソ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おも.う
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | idea, thought, conception, think |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 381 of 2,501 |
Common words with 想
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 想像imagination; supposition; guess
- 予想expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast
- 感想impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
- 理想ideal; ideals
- 可哀想poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
- 想定hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation
- 妄想delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
- 予想外inattendu, imprévu
- 発想idea; conception · way of thinking; approach
- 思想thought; idea; ideology
- 予想通りas expected; as predicted
- 幻想fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
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