Vocabulary

What does 想像 (そうぞう, souzou) mean?

想像 (そうぞう, souzou) means imagination.

Quick facts
Readingそうぞう
Romajisouzou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
そうぞう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsouzou

imagination

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive imagination; supposition; guess

Example sentences

  • The result was completely different from what I imagined.

  • Let's try imagining life in the future.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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