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発想

はっそう

idea, way of thinking, conception

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Examples

  1. その人達は大胆な発想をすべきだ。

    そのひとたちはだいたんなはっそうをすべきだ。

    They should think boldly.

  2. 彼の発想はいつもおもしろい。

    かれのはっそうはいつもおもしろい。

    His ideas are always interesting.

  3. 発想を変えれば、別の解決方法が見えてくる。

    はっそうをかえれば、べつのかいけつほうほうがみえてくる。

    If you change your way of thinking, another solution comes into view.

Common patterns

発想を変える
to change one's way of thinking
自由な発想
free thinking
発想が豊かだ
to be full of ideas

Memory tip

発想 is both a particular idea and the mindset that produced it — 発想が古い criticises someone's whole outlook, not one suggestion. 考え is the neutral everyday word for a thought.

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