► 動詞
描く [(2)えがく] [liter] meaning: imagine rank: 2
☆ 現物は私が頭に描いていたのとは随分違った ⇨ The real thing was quite different from what I had in my head, mind
思い浮かべる [(6)おもいうかべる] meaning: imagine rank: 2
☆ 彼は彼女の喜ぶ顔を思い浮かべた ⇨ He imagined the smile on her face (☛ Typically imagine someone’s likely reaction to something you are about to do)
想像 [そうぞう] [想像する] meaning: imagine rank: 2
☆ こんなことになるとは誰も想像していなかった ⇨ Nobody imagined things would turn out this way
空想 [くうそう] [空想する] meaning: imagine rank: 3
☆ 子供は不思議なことを空想する ⇨ Kids imagine strange things (☛ Imagine something fantastic, unrealistic)
思い描く [(5)おもいえがく] meaning: imagine rank: 4
☆ 現実は思い描いていたのとはかなり違った ⇨ The reality was quite different from what I had imagined (☛ Typically imagine something pleasant you expect to happen)
夢想 [むそう] [夢想する] meaning: imagine rank: 4
☆ 理想の新世界を夢想する ⇨ Dream and imagine the ideal new world
仮想 [かそう] [仮想する] meaning: imagine rank: 5
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► 名詞
思い [(2)おもい] [思いを馳せる] [liter] meaning: imagine rank: 1
☆ 彼は宇宙の彼方に思いを馳せた ⇨ He imagined, dreamed, about a faraway place in the universe
想像 [そうぞう] meaning: imagine rank: 2
☆ 現実は想像と全く違った ⇨ The reality was completely different from what I had imagined
想像 [そうぞう] [想像が付く] meaning: imagine rank: 2
☆ 二十年後の世界がどうなるか全く想像も付かない ⇨ I can’t even imagine what the world would be like 20 years from now
☆ 彼が企んでいる事など簡単に想像がつく ⇨ It is easy to imagine the scheme he is plotting
想像力 [そうぞうりょく] meaning: imagine rank: 2
☆ 子供の想像力にはしばしば驚かされる ⇨ Children’s power of imagination often surprises me (☛ An ability to imagine)
空想 [くうそう] meaning: imagine rank: 3
☆ 空想の世界 ⇨ A world of pure imagination (☛ Fantastic imaginations)
架空 [かくう] meaning: imagine rank: 4
☆ 架空の人物 ⇨ A fictional character