発想|はっそうhassou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbidea; conception
    その人ひと達たちは大胆だいたんな発想はっそうをすべきだ。↗
    They should have bold ideas.
  2. nounway of thinking; approach
  3. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 新あらたな思おもいつきや考かんがえ。およびその方法ほうほうや内容ないよう。
  2. 考かんがえを展開てんかいさせたり、まとめたりすること。
  3. 音楽おんがくにおいて、楽曲がっきょくの曲想きょくそうを緩急かんきゅう、強弱きょうじゃくなどにより表現ひょうげんすること。
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