理想

Chinese
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
simp. and trad.
(理想)		 理 想

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 理 (り)想 (そう) (risō).

Pronunciation

Noun

理想

  1. ideal; dream
    為理想而奮鬥 / 为理想而奋斗  ―  wèi lǐxiǎng ér fèndòu  ―  to fight for one's dreams
    共同理想  ―  gòngtóng lǐxiǎng  ―  common ideals
  2. theory
  3. ideal (ring theory)

Synonyms

Adjective

理想

  1. ideal
    理想社會 / 理想社会  ―  lǐxiǎng shèhuì  ―  ideal society

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
理 想
り
Grade: 2		 そう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

理想 (hiragana りそう, rōmaji risō, historical hiragana りさう)

  1. an ideal
    • 2016 July 22, “消きえゆく光ひかり、ブルーナ [Bruna, the Fading Light]”, in 異界月 [Eldritch Moon], Wizards of the Coast:
      今 (いま)や彼 (かの)女 (じょ)の目 (め)にはエムラクールの理 (り)想 (そう)しか見 (み)えていない。
      Ima ya kanojo no me ni wa Emurakūru no risō shika mieteinai.
      Her eyes now see nothing but Emarakul’s visions.

Descendants

Korean
Hanja in this term
理想

Noun

理想 • (isang) (hangeul 이상)

  1. Hanja form? of 이상 (“ideal”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
理想

Noun

理想

  1. Hán tự form of lí tưởng (“ideal”).
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