association (of ideas)
聯想
れんそう
Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive
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association (of ideas), being reminded (of something), suggestion
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この曲を聞くと、いつも故郷を連想する。
When I hear this song, I always associate it with my hometown.
心理学では、ある刺激が別の概念を連想させる現象を研究する。
In psychology, they study the phenomenon where one stimulus suggests another concept.
悲しい出来事を連想させる場所には、あまり行きたくない。
I don't really want to go to places that remind me of sad events.
詩は、読者の心に様々なイメージを連想させる力がある。
Poetry has the power to suggest various images in the reader's mind.
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