noun
A formal or literary noun for an idea, conception, or thought, often used in phrases such as 想を得る or 想を練る. In everyday conversation, 考え or アイデア is usually more natural.
作家は旅先で物語の想を得た。
The writer got the idea for a story while traveling.
詩人は月を見ながら詩の想を練った。
The poet developed the conception for a poem while looking at the moon.
noun
samjna; perception
Buddhist technical term for saṃjñā, commonly explained as perception or recognition; listed as one of the 五蘊.
See also: 五蘊
仏教では、想は五蘊の一つとされる。
In Buddhism, samjna is regarded as one of the five aggregates.
Much more common and everyday for a thought, idea, or opinion; 想 is more formal, literary, or technical.
Refers specifically to an inspiration or the initial idea for a work, plan, or invention; 想 is shorter and more literary.
Means a plan, scheme, or overall conception with structure; 想 can be a more general or poetic idea.
A Sino-Japanese noun using the on-reading そう of 想. The kanji is conventionally associated with thinking, imagining, and mental impressions; no historical derivation is specified.