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    3. 想

    想

    想そう

    conception

    KMT8News #25+1Ref L2NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    そう

    Noun

    1.
    conception, idea, thought
    2.
    samjna (perception)
    Buddhism

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    彼かれの想そういは強つよかった。

    His feelings were strong.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    遠とおく離はなれた故こ郷きょうへの想そういが募つもる。

    My thoughts/feelings for my distant hometown grow stronger.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    亡なき母ははへの想そうはときがたってもいは、時ろあが経 っても色 褪 せない。

    My feelings for my late mother do not fade even with the passage of time.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    彼かれの作さく品ひんには、平へい和わへの深ふかい想そうがこめられていが込 められている。

    His work contains deep thoughts/feelings for peace.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyArt & Design
    仏ぶっ教きょうにおける「想そう」とは、対たい象しょうを認にん識しきする心こころの働はたらきを指さす。

    In Buddhism, "sō" refers to the mental function of perceiving objects.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    想
    おも.う…(2)
    idea・thought・conception・think
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