(くうそうてき)

くうそうてき
adjective
imaginary; fanciful; visionary
1. imaginary; fanciful; unrealistic
Describing ideas, plans, or stories that are based on fantasy rather than reality, often implying impracticality.
空想的(くうそうてき)物語(ものがたり)()きだ。
I like fanciful stories.
その計画(けいかく)空想的(くうそうてき)すぎて実現(じつげん)(むずか)しい。
That plan is too fanciful and would be hard to realize.
子供(こども)(えが)空想的(くうそうてき)世界(せかい)には大人(おとな)(おどろ)かされる。
Even adults are amazed by the imaginative worlds children create.
2. visionary; utopian
Describing thought or ideology that envisions an ideal but unrealized state, especially in political or philosophical contexts.
空想的(くうそうてき)社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ)理想(りそう)(かか)げた。
Utopian socialism held up an ideal.
その思想(しそう)空想的(くうそうてき)だと批判(ひはん)された。
The ideology was criticized as visionary and impractical.
空想的(くうそうてき)理想(りそう)(かた)るだけでは社会(しゃかい)()わらない。
Society won't change just by talking about utopian ideals.

A na-adjective formed from 空想(くうそう) (fantasy; daydream) plus (てき). Often carries a nuance of impracticality. The term 空想的(くうそうてき)社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ) (utopian socialism) is a well-known compound from political philosophy, contrasted with 科学的(かがくてき)社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ) (scientific socialism).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 空想的(くうそうてき)物語(ものがたり): fanciful story
  • 空想的(くうそうてき)世界(せかい): imaginary world
  • 空想的(くうそうてき)計画(けいかく): unrealistic plan
  • 空想的(くうそうてき)社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ): utopian socialism

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 幻想的(げんそうてき): fantastical; dreamlike — emphasizes beauty and atmosphere rather than impracticality
  • 非現実的(ひげんじつてき): unrealistic — more direct criticism of impracticality, without the creative/imaginative nuance
  • 夢想的(むそうてき): dreamy; visionary — similar meaning but less common