発想|はっそうhassou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbidea; conception
- nounway of thinking; approach
- noun, musicexpression
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 発想する(はっそうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 発想します(はっそうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 発想しない(はっそうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 発想しません(はっそうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 発想せず・発想せぬ(はっそうせず・はっそうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 発想した(はっそうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 発想しました(はっそうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 発想しなかった(はっそうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 発想しませんでした(はっそうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 発想して(はっそうして) |
| Potential | 発想できる(はっそうできる) |
| Passive | 発想される(はっそうされる) |
| Causative | 発想させる(はっそうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 発想させられる(はっそうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 発想すれば(はっそうすれば) |
| tara | 発想したら(はっそうしたら) |
| Volitional | 発想しよう(はっそうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 発想しましょう(はっそうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 発想しろ(はっそうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym着想ちゃくそうWrittenWritten/formal. An idea that comes up when starting a job or plan; 「発想」 is broader and also covers ways of thinking.
- Synonym考案こうあんNeutralDevising a new device or method, often for inventions; 「発想」 is the conception itself.
- Synonym発意はついWrittenWritten/formal. An idea you actively come up with, or an initiative; 「発想」 focuses on the way something is conceived.
- Synonym想到そうとうWrittenWritten/formal and rare. Means hitting upon an idea; in everyday speech use 「思いつく」.
- Related思いつくおもいつくCasualColloquial verb for an idea suddenly coming to mind; 「発想」 is a noun and also covers ways of thinking.
- Related霊感れいかんNeutralInspiration, but also the ability to sense the supernatural; 「発想」 is conception or thinking itself.
- RelatedインスピレーションNeutralLoanword for a sudden flash of inspiration; 「発想」 leans toward the way something is conceived.
- Related考えつくかんがえつくNeutralVerb for thinking of or coming up with an idea, whether through deliberation or spontaneously; 「発想」 is a noun and also a way of thinking.
- Related案出あんしゅつWrittenWritten/formal for working out a scheme or method; in daily speech say 「考え出す」.
Use 「発想」 for ideas and ways of thinking, as in 「発想の転換」. For an idea that comes to mind, use 「思いつく」 or 「着想」; for a sudden flash of inspiration, 「インスピレーション」; for devising an invention, 「考案」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


