想|そうsou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounconception; idea; thought
   この企画きかくはもう一いち度ど想そうを練り直ねりなおせ。↗

   You should rethink this program.
2. noun, Buddhismsamjna (perception)

• Related意図いとNeutralRefers to what you intend or aim to do, as in 「意図的」; it stresses purpose, while 「想」 stresses a conception or image formed in the mind.
• Related正身そうじみWrittenAn old word read 「そうじみ」 meaning the person himself or a genuine article; not close in meaning to 「想」 as an idea or mental image, and not used in everyday speech.

Use 「想」 for a conception or an idea that surfaces in the mind; it rarely stands alone, appearing mostly in 「想を練る」 or as one of the five Buddhist aggregates. For intention say 「意図」, and for working out a plan or design say 「構想」.

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1. （そう）考かんがえ。構想こうそう。
2. （そう）事物じぶつの形象けいしょうを心こころの中なかに思い浮おもいうかべること。表象ひょうしょう作用さよう。五蘊ごうんのひとつ。