観かん念ねん連れん合ごう

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Meanings

1

association of ideas; mental association

Technical term in psychology and philosophy for the linking of concepts in the mind. Not an everyday word; used in academic or explanatory contexts.

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In psychology, the principle of association of ideas is used to explain how memory works.

連れん想そう
連想 is the common word for 'association' in everyday contexts, while 観念連合 is a formal, technical term.

Compound of 観念 (idea, concept) and 連合 (union, association). Likely a Meiji-era calque from Western psychology terminology.