Japanese

しそう
Meaning: thought; idea; ideology
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

思
想

Example sentences

His political ideas are very radical.
インドの思想では、魂は永遠に輪廻を繰り返すとされている。
In Indian thought, it is said that the soul repeats the cycle of rebirth forever.
その思想は世界にあまねく広まった
That ideology spread widely throughout the world.
古代中国の思想では、万物は陰陽のバランスで成り立っているとされる。
In ancient Chinese philosophy, it is believed that everything is composed of a balance of yin and yang.
ニーチェの思想は、後の実存主義の哲学者たちに多大な影響を与えた。
Nietzsche's thought had a profound influence on later existentialist philosophers.
彼は老子の思想に深い関心を持っている。
He has a deep interest in the philosophy of Laozi.
ニーチェの永劫回帰という思想は、生の絶対的な肯定を説いている。
Nietzsche's philosophy of eternal return preaches the absolute affirmation of life.
幕末には尊皇攘夷の思想が広まった
The ideology of 'Revere the Emperor, expel the barbarians' spread during the Bakumatsu period.
戦争後に反軍思想が広がった
Anti-military ideology spread after the war.
彼は孔孟老荘の思想を深く研究している。
He is deeply studying the thoughts of Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, and Zhuangzi.

Usage Notes

Refers to a systematic way of thinking or a set of ideas, often in a social, political, or philosophical context.

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