Today’s Kanji is “想” (sou); Kanji for “to imagine”.
Handwritten Kanji “想” (sou)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “想”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 想 | ソウ ソ | sou so | 13 | 心 | to imagine |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “想”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 読書感想文 | どくしょかんそうぶん | Dokushokansoubun | Book report |
| 空想上の生物 | くうそうじょうのせいぶつ | Kūsō-jō no seibutsu | Imaginary creature |
| 彼のことを想う | かれのことをおもう | Kare no koto wo omou | Thinking of him |
想う（おもう）= to think, to consider, to believe, to recall, to feel