random thoughts; essay; miscellaneous writing
Refers to a literary genre of personal, informal essays or occasional writings, often published as a collection. The English glosses 'random thoughts' or 'desultory thoughts' are literal but the term is commonly used for essay collections.
His collection of essays is a record of small everyday discoveries.
essays; collection of miscellaneous thoughts
Standard kanji form; used in literary and essay contexts.
From 随 (follow, accompany) and 想 (thought, idea), literally 'accompanying thoughts' or 'thoughts as they come'.