思想（しそう）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: thought / ideology
Example sentences
- 彼の思想は多くの人に影響を与えた。 — His ideas influenced many people.
- 自由な思想を大切にする。 — I value freedom of thought.
Idioms & proverbs containing “思想”
- 末法思想 (まっぽうしそう) — pessimism due to decadent-age theory
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