コンセプト
こんせぷと
noun
concept, theme, vision
1.
concept, theme, guiding idea
The central idea or theme behind a product, project, business, or creative work.
お店のコンセプトは何ですか。
What is the concept of the shop?
コンセプトがしっかりしているデザインだ。
It's a design with a solid concept.
「自然との共生」をコンセプトにした新しいホテルがオープンした。
A new hotel opened with the concept of "coexisting with nature."
コンセプト comes from English "concept" but is used more narrowly in Japanese, typically referring to the guiding theme or vision behind a creative or business endeavor.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜をコンセプトにする: to have ~ as a concept
- コンセプトが明確だ: the concept is clear
- コンセプトに基づく: based on the concept
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- コンセプト店: concept store (shop designed around a specific theme)
- コンセプトカフェ: concept café (themed café)
- コンセプトカー: concept car
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 概念: concept (more abstract, academic usage)
- 構想: vision, plan (for larger projects)
- コンセプト is typically used for the creative or thematic direction of something, while 概念 refers to abstract ideas in an intellectual sense.