想像（そうぞう）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: imagination
Example sentences
- 将来を想像するとわくわくする。 — Imagining the future gets me excited.
- 想像以上に難しい仕事だった。 — The job was more difficult than I had imagined.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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