想 Imagine

Radical Combination

• 木

  Tree
• 目

  Eye
• 心

  Heart

Meaning

Primary

Imagine

Alternative

Contemplate

Mnemonic

Only a tree with eyes and a heart has the ability to imagine and to contemplate. For a tree to imagine and contemplate things, it needs eyes to see and a heart to feel.

Hints

Can you picture a tree without eyes and a heart imagining something? Contemplating? Probably not. To imagine or contemplate, a tree definitely needs eyes to observe and a heart to experience feelings.

Readings

On’yomi

そう, そ

Kun’yomi

おも

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

If a tree can imagine, it likely has a soul (そう). Its soul is what makes it possible for the tree to contemplate things, you see?

Hints

Use your soul to imagine what this tree is imagining with its soul. Is it contemplating the deep mysteries of the universe? Is it imagining where that squirrel has gone off to?