Japanese

しそうか
Meaning: thinker; ideologist
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

思
想
家

Example sentences

That great thinker continued to preach the importance of peace to the world.
易経は、古来から東洋の知恵の結晶として、多くの思想家や政治家に影響を与えてきた。
The I Ching has influenced many thinkers and politicians since ancient times as the crystallization of Eastern wisdom.
ハリントンは共和主義の思想家だった
Harrington was a republican thinker.
春秋戦国時代には諸子百家と呼ばれる多くの思想家が現れた。
During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, many thinkers known as the Hundred Schools of Thought appeared.

Usage Notes

Refers to a person whose thoughts have significant impact on others or society.

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