思し想そう

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Meanings

Refers to systematic thinking, a set of ideas, or an ideological framework, often in political, philosophical, or social contexts.

彼かれの思し想そうはとても進しん歩ぽ的てきだ。
His ideas are very progressive.
この本ほんは著ちょ者しゃの思し想そうをよく表あらわしている。
This book clearly expresses the author's thought.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が思し想そうを持もつfor someone to hold a (particular) ideology or set of beliefs
彼かれは独どく自じの思し想そうを持もっている。
He holds his own unique ideology.
思し想そうを広ひろめるto spread an ideology or set of ideas
その思し想そう家かは自じ分ぶんの思し想そうを世せ界かい中じゅうに広ひろめた。
The thinker spread his ideas throughout the world.
〈事こと〉が思し想そうに基もとづくfor something to be based on a particular ideology
この政せい策さくは自じ由ゆう主しゅ義ぎの思し想そうに基もとづいている。
This policy is based on liberal ideology.
思し想そうを学まなぶto study a philosophy or body of thought
大だい学がくで東とう洋ようの思し想そうを学まなんでいる。
I'm studying Eastern philosophy at university.

Expressions

思し想そうが強つよいstrongly ideological; having strong beliefs
思し想そうの自じ由ゆうfreedom of thought

Kanji

思think
想idea, thought, conception

Related words· 7

考かんがえN3
考え is a general word for a thought or opinion, while 思想 implies a more structured or ideological system of thought.
イデオロギーN1
イデオロギー is a direct loanword for 'ideology' and sounds more academic or political, whereas 思想 can also describe a personal philosophy.
主しゅ義ぎN3
主義 refers to a specific principle or -ism (e.g. 資本主義), while 思想 is the broader body of thought behind such principles.
哲てつ学がくN3
思想 refers to a system of ideas or ideology, often with social or political weight, while 哲学 is the broader academic study of fundamental questions or a personal guiding principle.

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思し考こうN1
思想 refers to a body of thought, philosophy, or ideology, whereas 思考 refers to the act or process of thinking.
理り念ねんN1
思想 denotes a full system of thought or ideology, whereas 理念 is narrower, focusing on a single guiding principle or ideal.
考かんがえ方かた
思想 is a more formal, often philosophical or ideological system of thought, while 考え方 is used for everyday personal approaches.

Don't confuse with

思し考こうN1
思考 means the mental act or process of thinking, while 思想 refers to the resulting body of ideas or ideology.

Word family· 35

思し想そう家か
thinker; philosopher
思し想そう劇げき
play of ideas; drama of ideas
思し想そう性せい
ideological slant; intellectual character; aspect of thought
思し想そう戦せん
ideological warfare; propaganda war
思し想そう犯はん
thought crime; ideological offense; political crime; ideological offender

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思し想そう界かい
world of ideas; intellectual circles
思し想そう的てき
ideological
旧きゅう思し想そう
old-fashioned idea; outdated thinking
中ちゅう心しん思し想そう
central idea; main thought
事じ大だい思し想そう
admiration of the powerful; servile attitude toward the strong
五ご行ぎょう思し想そう
five elements theory; wuxing; five phases theory

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Etymology

Composed of 思 (think) and 想 (concept/idea). The compound has been used in Japanese to mean systematic thought or ideology since the Meiji period, influenced by Western philosophical concepts.