想像力(そうぞうりょく) そうぞうりょく noun imagination cognition 1. imagination the creative mental ability to form images, ideas, or concepts not present to the senses 子供(こども)は想像力(そうぞうりょく)が豊(ゆた)かだ。🔊 Children have rich imaginations. この仕事(しごと)には想像力(そうぞうりょく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。🔊 This job requires imagination. 想像力(そうぞうりょく)を働(はたら)かせて考(かんが)えてみて。🔊 Try thinking about it using your imagination. Forms想像(そうぞう) (imagination) + 力(りょく) (power, ability) → power of imaginationCommon collocations想像力(そうぞうりょく)が豊(ゆた)かだ (to have a rich imagination)想像力(そうぞうりょく)を働(はたら)かせる (to use one's imagination)想像力(そうぞうりょく)に欠(か)ける (to lack imagination)想像力(そうぞうりょく)を養(やしな)う (to cultivate imagination)RELATED ～力(りょく) COMPOUNDS:創造力(そうぞうりょく) (creativity - note different kanji 創(そう))発想力(はっそうりょく) (ability to conceive ideas)洞察力(どうさつりょく) (insight) Related Words Related: 表現力(ひょうげんりょく) (expressive ability) Homophone: 創造力(そうぞうりょく) (creativity) general Added 2026.1.26 22:58 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 17500/17615_souzouryoku