創意(そうい)

そうい
noun
originality; ingenuity; creative idea
1. originality; ingenuity; creative idea
The ability or quality of producing original, creative ideas.
創意(そうい)工夫(くふう)が大切(たいせつ)だ。
Originality and ingenuity are important.
創意(そうい)に満(み)ちた作品(さくひん)だ。
It's a work full of originality.
社員(しゃいん)の創意(そうい)工夫(くふう)を活(い)かして新(あたら)しい商品(しょうひん)を開発(かいはつ)した。
We developed a new product by leveraging employees' creative ideas.

Refers to the ability or act of coming up with original, creative ideas. A compound of 創(そう) (create) and 意(い) (idea/will). Most frequently used in the four-character compound 創意(そうい)工夫(くふう) (originality and ingenuity).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 創意(そうい)工夫(くふう): originality and ingenuity; creative problem-solving
  • 創意(そうい)に富(と)む: to be rich in originality
  • 創意(そうい)に満(み)ちた: full of originality
  • 創意(そうい)を発揮(はっき)する: to demonstrate creativity

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 独創(どくそう): unique creativity — emphasizes being one-of-a-kind
  • 工夫(くふう): ingenuity; devising — focuses on practical problem-solving
  • 創造力(そうぞうりょく): creative power; imagination
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