Frequency rank: 773. – 774.
- imagination; supposition; guess
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; transitive verb
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- imagination
- supposition
- guess
This refers to the ability of the mind to create images and concepts that are not present in the immediate environment. It's often associated with creativity and the generation of new ideas.
This meaning relates to holding a belief or assumption about something that is not verified or known for certain. It involves forming a conclusion based on incomplete information.
Here, this word is used to describe an estimation or a conclusion made without sufficient information or evidence. It's often informal and not based on solid foundations.
Generated collocations (experimental)
そうぞう想像をするto imagineじゆう自由なそうぞう想像free imaginationそうぞうりょく想像力imagination powerそうぞう想像したとおり通りjust as imaginedゆたか豊かなそうぞう想像rich imaginationげんじつ現実をそうぞう想像するto imagine realityそうぞうをふくらませる想像を膨らませるto expand one's imaginationそうぞうじょう想像上のじんぶつ人物imaginary characterちょっかん直感からのそうぞう想像imagination from intuitionそうぞう想像をこえる超えるto surpass imagination
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Imagination affects every aspect of our lives.
Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?
3. だいがく大学でたて出たてのしんじん新人はしりょう資料をつくったり作ったり、こぴいコピーをとったりとうらかた裏方しごと仕事にてっする徹するのだろうと、かってに勝手にそうぞう想像していたのですがみごと見事にうらぎられました裏切られました。
I had imagined that the newbies fresh from university would probably be stuck with all the backstage work - collecting reference material, getting copies and such but I couldn't have been proved more wrong.
I imagined my first kiss would be more romantic.
"Did you possibly not notice until just now?" "Er, well ... it was just so beyond my imagination that ..."
Take a moment to imagine what the polar bear's environment is like.
I couldn't think who she was when she spoke to me.