着想|ちゃくそうchakusou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbconception; idea
    ずば抜ぬけた着想ちゃくそうというのは、往々おうおうにして天啓てんけいのごとくヒラメクようだ。↗
    Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue.
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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. ある仕事しごとや計画けいかくを始はじめる上うえでの考かんがえが浮うかぶこと。また、その考かんがえ。
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