1.
imagination, fancy
The ability to form mental images or concepts of things not present or not real.
想像できますか。
Can you imagine it?
想像していたより大きかった。
It was bigger than I imagined.
想像力が豊かだ。
They have a rich imagination.
Functions as a noun and with する as a verb (想像する = to imagine).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 想像する (to imagine)
- 想像できる (can imagine)
- 想像できない (can't imagine)
- 想像していた (was imagining/expected)
- 想像力 (imagination power)
- 想像どおり (as imagined)
Note: Don't confuse with 創造 (creation) which has the same reading.