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[そう()·ぞう()]
souzou
noun, suru verb, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 想像

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. imagination; guess

Definition and Synonyms for 想像

Surmisal a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Synonyms: 予断, 予測, 仮定, 仮想, 仮説, 察し, 察す, 察する, 当てずっぽう, 当て推量, 心当て, 忖度, 恐察, 想像, 想定, 想察, 憶断, 憶測, 憶説, 推定, 推察, 推測, 推知, 推考, 推論, 推量, 揣摩臆測, 目算, 臆度, 見当
Hypothesise to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Synonyms: みなす, 予測, 仮定, 仮想, 仮設, 忖度, 思う, 恐察, 想像, 想定, 想察, 憶断, 憶測, 推す, 推定, 推察, 推測, 推知, 推論, 推量, 推し量る, 措定, 決め込む, 臆度, 賢察, 類推
Shot an estimate based on little or no information
Synonyms: 壁越し推量, 当てずっぽう, 当て推量, 心当て, 想像, 憶測, 揣摩臆測, 臆見
Illusion something many people believe that is false
Synonyms: 夢想, , 幻影, 幻想, 想像, 空想, 虚像, 錯覚
Suppose expect, believe, or suppose
Synonyms: にらむ, 思う, 想像, 想定, 想察, 推測, 推知, 推量, 推し量る, 積もる, 端倪
Project imagine
Synonyms: イメージ, 思い描く, 想像
Foresee picture to oneself
Synonyms: 予想, 予期, 予知, 予見, 先見, 想像, 見越す, 見通す
Conceive Of form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Synonyms: 仮想, 思い描く, 想像, 考える
Fantasize indulge in fantasies
Synonyms: 想像
Vision the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
Synonyms: イマジネーション, 想像, 空想
Fancy a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
Synonyms: 想像, 空想
Project conceive of
Synonyms: イメージ, 思い描く, 想像
Foresee imagine possible
Synonyms: 予想, 予期, 予知, 予見, 先見, 想像, 見越す, 見通す
Project see in one's mind
Synonyms: イメージ, 思い描く, 想像

Meanings for each kanji in 想像

» concept; think; idea; thought
» statue; picture; image; figure; portrait

Categories 想像 is a member of

Anticipate regard something as probable or likely
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Conceive Of form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
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Creativity the ability to create
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Vision the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
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Estimation an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
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Misconception an incorrect conception
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View a message expressing a belief about something
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Create Mentally create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
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Sample Sentences for 想像

Just imagine that we can fly like birds.
The music set my imagination working.
Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?
He put up with the greatest hardship that no one could imagine.
Little did I imagine that my plan would go wrong.

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