考こう案あん

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考案する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to a thought-out plan, design, or invention. Often used for concrete proposals, devices, or systems that have been carefully devised.

〈物もの〉を考こう案あんするto devise or invent something
彼かれは新あたらしいゲームを考こう案あんした。
He devised a new game.
独どく自じの〈物もの〉を考こう案あんするto come up with one's own unique design or method
彼かの女じょは独どく自じの学がく習しゅう法ほうを考こう案あんした。
She came up with her own unique study method.
〈人ひと〉が考こう案あんした〈物もの〉something devised by someone
この道どう具ぐは日本にほん人じん研けん究きゅう者しゃが考こう案あんしたものだ。
This tool is something devised by a Japanese researcher.

発はつ明めいN3
発明 refers to a groundbreaking invention, whereas 考案 refers to any well-thought-out plan or design, not necessarily novel.
発はつ案あん
発案 means to first put forward an idea or proposal, while 考案 emphasizes fully working out a concrete plan or design.
案あんN3
案 is a general idea or proposal, while 考案 emphasizes the process of thinking it through to create a concrete plan.
工く夫ふうN2
工夫 refers to creative ingenuity or a clever trick used to solve a problem, while 考案 refers to devising a specific plan, device, or design.

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捻ねん出しゅつ
考案 is a neutral term for devising a plan or method, while 捻出 in this sense implies effortful, sometimes strained mental work to come up with it.
案あんじるN1
考案する means to devise or invent something concrete and result-oriented, while 案じる emphasizes the mental process of thinking a plan out.
意い匠しょう
考案 emphasizes the act of devising or inventing a plan, while 意匠 focuses on the resulting creative idea or conception itself.
生うみ出だすN2
考案する focuses narrowly on devising a method or plan through thought, while 生み出す covers a wider range of creative or generative acts.

考こう察さつ
考察 means careful consideration or examination of a topic, while 考案 means devising a plan or invention; the two words sound and look similar but differ in meaning.

件けんN2
考案 as an abstract proposal or design is typically counted with 件, e.g. 三つの考案案件.

From 考 (think) + 案 (plan, idea). The spelling 考按 is a variant using 按 (consider, examine).