[想] Handwritten Kanji for to imagine and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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