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空想, くうそう

  • kūsō
JLPT LEVEL 2

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

  • daydream
  • fantasy
  • fancy
  • vision

Examples of 空想,くうそう in a Sentence

彼は空想の世界に生きている。
He lives in a world of fantasy.
私は空想にふけって多くの時間を無駄に過ごす。
I waste a lot of time daydreaming.
不活発な子供は空想の世界に閉じこもる傾向がずっと高い。
The inactive child is far more inclined to live in a world of fantasy.
彼女はときに空想と現実を混同することがある。
She sometimes mixes up fancies with realities.
彼は時々たわいもない空想にふける。
He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.
龍は空想の動物だ。
A dragon is a creature of fancy.
空想はしばしば芸術の母になる。
Fantasy is often the mother of art.
空想の力で、宇宙旅行も出来る。
With the power of imagination, we can even travel through space.
空想の中では、彼は有名な作家になっていた。
In his fantasy, he imagined he was a famous writer.
空想にふけってみたいな。
Built castles in the air all day.

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