着想|ちゃくそうchakusou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbconception; idea
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 着想する(ちゃくそうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 着想します(ちゃくそうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 着想しない(ちゃくそうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 着想しません(ちゃくそうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 着想せず・着想せぬ(ちゃくそうせず・ちゃくそうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 着想した(ちゃくそうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 着想しました(ちゃくそうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 着想しなかった(ちゃくそうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 着想しませんでした(ちゃくそうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 着想して(ちゃくそうして) |
| Potential | 着想できる(ちゃくそうできる) |
| Passive | 着想される(ちゃくそうされる) |
| Causative | 着想させる(ちゃくそうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 着想させられる(ちゃくそうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 着想すれば(ちゃくそうすれば) |
| tara | 着想したら(ちゃくそうしたら) |
| Volitional | 着想しよう(ちゃくそうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 着想しましょう(ちゃくそうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 着想しろ(ちゃくそうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym構想こうそうWrittenWritten: the overall conception or master plan for something, e.g. 「都市構想」. 「着想」 is the initial idea that first comes to mind.
- Synonym発想はっそうNeutralNeutral: an idea or way of thinking, e.g. 「自由な発想」. It stresses the thinking approach, while 「着想」 is the initial inspiration for a specific work or plan.
- Synonym考案こうあんWrittenWritten: devising or inventing something with ingenuity, e.g. 「新しい装置を考案」. 「着想」 is only the initial conception.
- Related思いつくおもいつくCasualColloquial verb for suddenly thinking of something, e.g. 「いい案を思いつく」. A verb, whereas 「着想」 is a written-style noun.
- Related考えるかんがえるNeutralThe most general verb for thinking; it does not stress a new idea popping up, while 「着想」 is specifically the starting point of a conception.
- Related一考いっこうWrittenWritten: thinking something over, as in 「一考の余地がある」 or 「一考を要する」. It does not refer to a new idea coming to mind.
- Related考えつくかんがえつくNeutralVerb for thinking something up after deliberation, e.g. 「誰も考えつかない」. More colloquial than 「着想」.
- Related案出あんしゅつWrittenWritten: devising a method or scheme, e.g. 「新方式を案出」. It stresses the result thought up, while 「着想」 stresses the initial idea.
- Related発意はついWrittenWritten: initiating or first proposing something, e.g. 「本人の発意」. It highlights who put the idea forward, while 「着想」 highlights the idea itself.
- Related想到そうとうWrittenWritten and rare: hitting upon an idea, often suddenly. In daily speech say 「思いつく」; for creative inspiration use 「着想」.
For everyday 'idea', say 「アイデア」. In written style, the initial inspiration behind a work or plan is 「着想」, as in 「斬新な着想」 or 「〜から着想を得る」. Use 「発想」 for a way of thinking and 「考案」 for devising or inventing something.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


