想像

Chinese
 
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
trad. (想像) 想 像
simp. #(想像) 想 像
alternative forms 想象

Pronunciation

Verb

想像

  1. Alternative form of 想象 (xiǎngxiàng, “to imagine; to picture; to envision”)

Usage notes

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
  • 想像力 (xiǎngxiànglì)
  • 難以想像／难以想像

Japanese
Kanji in this term
想 像
そう
Grade: 3		 ぞう
Grade: 5
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

想(そう)像(ぞう) • (sōzō) ←さうざう (sauzau)?

  1. imagination
    想像(そうぞう)以上(いじょう)
    sōzō ijō
    beyond (one's) imagination
  2. guess, suppose

Verb

想(そう)像(ぞう)する • (sōzō suru) ←さうざう (sauzau)?transitive suru (stem 想(そう)像(ぞう)し (sōzō shi), past 想(そう)像(ぞう)した (sōzō shita))

  1. imagine
  2. guess, suppose

Conjugation
Conjugation of "想像する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
  3. 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
Hanja in this term
想像

Noun

想像 • (sangsang) (hangeul 상상)

  1. Hanja form? of 상상 (“imagination; speculation”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
想像

Verb

想像

  1. chữ Hán form of tưởng tượng (“to imagine”).
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