Illustration: On the floor of a Japanese apartment, two children are building a marble run from cardboard tubes, but an awkward gap prevents the marble from reaching the next section. One child suddenly brings over a wide kitchen funnel and holds it above the gap, aligning its narrow spout with the waiting tube.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

発はっ想そう

hassou

idea, conception

Example sentences

  1. その人達ひとたちは大胆だいたんな発想はっそうをすべきだ。

    They should have bold ideas.

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  2. その発想はっそう、いいね。

    I like your idea.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 大胆だいたんな発想はっそうを持もった人ひとが必要ひつようなんだよ。

    We need somebody with bold new ideas.

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Kanji in 発想

  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる
  • 想idea; thoughtOnソウ・ソKunおもう

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