想像
Chinese edit
to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss |
(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem | ||
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trad. (想像) | 想 | 像 | |
simp. #(想像) | 想 | 像 | |
alternative forms | 想象 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
想像
Usage notes edit
In Mainland China, the form 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) is prescribed and 想像 is proscribed. In Taiwan and Hong Kong, 想像 is preferred.
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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想 | 像 |
そう Grade: 3 |
ぞう Grade: 5 |
goon |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- imagination
- 想像以上
- sōzō ijō
- beyond (one's) imagination
- 想像以上
- guess, suppose
Verb edit
想像する • (sōzō suru) ←さうざう (sauzau)?transitive suru (stem 想像し (sōzō shi), past 想像した (sōzō shita))
- imagine
- guess, suppose
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "想像する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 想像し | そうぞうし | sōzō shi | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 想像し | そうぞうし | sōzō shi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 想像する | そうぞうする | sōzō suru | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 想像する | そうぞうする | sōzō suru | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 想像すれ | そうぞうすれ | sōzō sure | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 想像せよ¹ 想像しろ² |
そうぞうせよ¹ そうぞうしろ² |
sōzō seyo¹ sōzō shiro² | |
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | 想像される | そうぞうされる | sōzō sareru | |
Causative | 想像させる 想像さす |
そうぞうさせる そうぞうさす |
sōzō saseru sōzō sasu | |
Potential | 想像できる | そうぞうできる | sōzō dekiru | |
Volitional | 想像しよう | そうぞうしよう | sōzō shiyō | |
Negative | 想像しない | そうぞうしない | sōzō shinai | |
Negative continuative | 想像せず | そうぞうせず | sōzō sezu | |
Formal | 想像します | そうぞうします | sōzō shimasu | |
Perfective | 想像した | そうぞうした | sōzō shita | |
Conjunctive | 想像して | そうぞうして | sōzō shite | |
Hypothetical conditional | 想像すれば | そうぞうすれば | sōzō sureba | |
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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想 | 像 |
Noun edit
- Hanja form? of 상상 (“imagination; speculation”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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想 | 像 |
Verb edit
想像
- chữ Hán form of tưởng tượng (“to imagine”).