Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 理想(りそう) in Japanese

理想
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
りそう
Romaji
risō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    ideal; dream
    Example sentence
    理想絵に描いたような男性だった He was a man who was the very picture of her ideals.

Examples of 理想, りそう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

13 strokes

concept, think, idea, thought

On'Yomi: ソウ, ソ

Kun'Yomi: おも.う

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

On'Yomi: リ

Kun'Yomi: ことわり

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