理想|りそうrisou[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectiveideal; ideals
   サミーはジョンにとって理想りそうの歌手かしゅだった。↗

   To John, Sammy was an ideal singer.

• Synonym志こころざしNeutralAn ambition or resolve one has set for oneself, and by extension kindness or a token gift; 「理想」 is the perfect state one hopes for.
• Related夢ゆめNeutralCovers both sleeping dreams and the dreams one holds in the heart, with emotional coloring; 「理想」 is the rationally conceived perfect state things should have.
• Related志こころざしNeutralAn ambition or resolve one has set for oneself, and by extension kindness or a token gift; 「理想」 is the perfect state one hopes for.
• Related憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration directed at a person or thing; 「理想」 is the best state or standard one holds in mind.
• Related憧憬どうけいWrittenWritten word for longing or yearning; in everyday speech use 「憧れ」.
• RelatedドリームNeutralLoanword for a dream, seen mostly in product names and song lyrics; everyday speech uses 「夢」.
• Related希望きぼうNeutralHope or expectation, also the preference you state when applying; 「理想」 is a perfect state.
• Related望みのぞみNeutralA wish or something one counts on, as in 「望みが叶う」; 「理想」 is the best picture in one's mind.
• Related願望がんぼうNeutralA desire held in the heart, leaning toward wanting to obtain something; 「理想」 leans toward the most perfect state.
• Related野望やぼうNeutralAmbition, often with a negative nuance or the sense of overreaching; 「理想」 is neutral to positive.
• Related大志たいしWrittenWritten word for grand, far-reaching ambition, as in 「少年よ大志を抱け」.
• Antonym現実げんじつNeutralAntonym in the ideal-versus-reality pairing; the actual situation right before one's eyes.

Use 「理想」 for the most perfect state you hold in mind. For a personal dream say 「夢」, for yearning or admiration 「憧れ」, for wishes and expectations 「希望」 or 「望み」, and for ambition 「野望」; 「現実」 is its opposite in the ideal-versus-reality contrast.

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1. 物事ものごとの最もっとも望のぞましい状態じょうたい。