A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 13 strokes

Concept ; Think ; Idea ; Thought

Readings on: ソウ・ソ
Kun readings: おも.う

想像そうぞう — Imagination

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 理想りそう — ideal Word card → Source
• 思想しそう — idea; thought Word card → Source
• 連想れんそう — association of ideas Word card → Source
• 想像そうぞう — imagination; supposition Word card → Source
• 夢想むそう — dreaming Source
• 瞑想めいそう — meditation Source