仮 想(かそう)

かそう

noun

virtual, imaginary, hypothetical

1. virtual, simulated

Something that exists in a computer-generated or digital form rather than physically. Widely used in technology and computing contexts.

仮想(かそう)現実(げんじつ)の世界(せかい)を体験(たいけん)した。

I experienced the world of virtual reality.

仮想(かそう)通貨(つうか)の価格(かかく)が大(おお)きく変動(へんどう)した。

The price of cryptocurrency fluctuated greatly.

仮想(かそう)マシンでテスト環境(かんきょう)を構築(こうちく)する。

To set up a test environment on a virtual machine.

2. imaginary, hypothetical, assumed

Something assumed or imagined for the purpose of planning, training, or analysis. Used for hypothetical scenarios and assumed opponents or situations.

仮想(かそう)敵国(てきこく)を想定(そうてい)した訓練(くんれん)だ。

It is a drill assuming a hypothetical enemy country.

仮想(かそう)のシナリオに基(もと)づいて計画(けいかく)を立(た)てた。

We made a plan based on a hypothetical scenario.

災害(さいがい)を仮想(かそう)した避難(ひなん)訓練(くんれん)が行(おこな)われた。

An evacuation drill simulating a disaster was conducted.

USAGE:
Extremely common in modern Japanese, especially in technology contexts. The compound 仮想(かそう)通貨(つうか) (cryptocurrency) became widely known with the rise of Bitcoin.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

仮想(かそう)現実(げんじつ) (VR): virtual reality
仮想(かそう)通貨(つうか): cryptocurrency, virtual currency
仮想(かそう)空間(くうかん): virtual space, cyberspace
仮想(かそう)敵(てき): hypothetical enemy
仮想(かそう)マシン: virtual machine

DISTINCTION:
Do not confuse with the homophones 下層(かそう) (lower stratum) or 火葬(かそう) (cremation).

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