理想

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 理想. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 理想, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 理想 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 理想 you have here. The definition of the word 理想 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of理想, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

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

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
    青春的理想  ―  qīngchūn de lǐxiǎng  ―  the ideals of youth
    抱持著遠大的理想 [MSC, trad.]
    抱持着远大的理想 [MSC, simp.]
    bàochí zhe yuǎndà de lǐxiǎng
    to hold lofty ideals
  2. (literary) theory
  3. (mathematics) ideal

Synonyms

  • (dream):
  • (theory):

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 goon

Etymology

May be a coinage in Japanese from Chinese-based roots as a compound of 理 (ri, “reason, principle”) +‎ 想 (sō, “thought, thinking”).

First cited in Japanese to the 1877 translation of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism, 利学 (Rigaku) by 西周 (“Nishi Amane”).

Pronunciation

Noun

理(り)想(そう) • (risō) ←りさう (risau)?

  1. an ideal

Descendants

References

  1. ^ “理想”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
理想

Noun

理想 • (isang) (hangeul 이상)

  1. Hanja form? of 이상 (“ideal”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
理想

Noun

理想

  1. chữ Hán form of lí tưởng (“ideal”).
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia