Kanaate #27 answers (October 18, 2026)
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4-kana answer: はっそう
Meaning
発想 means an idea or a way of thinking about something. It can refer to coming up with a thought or to the thought itself.
Example sentences
子どもたちの発想に驚き、作品を何度も見ました。
Kodomotachi no hassō ni odoroki, sakuhin o nando mo mimashita.
I was surprised by the children’s ideas and looked at their work again and again.
発想を少し変えると、解決の方法が見つかりました。
Hassō o sukoshi kaeru to, kaiketsu no hōhō ga mitsukarimashita.
By changing my way of thinking a little, I found a solution.
Note
自由な発想 means an open or unconstrained way of thinking. 発想を転換する means to change the direction of one’s thinking.
Related words
- 着想
- 思考
- アイデア
About the shape of this word
- 4 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains small kana: っ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.
5-kana answer: じょしこう
Meaning
A high school attended by girls. It is a shortened form of the longer term for a girls' high school.
Example sentences
姉は家から近い女子高に通っています。
Ane wa ie kara chikai joshikō ni kayotte imasu.
My older sister goes to a girls' high school near our home.
近所に女子高があり、正門の前をよく通ります。
Kinjo ni joshikō ga ari, seimon no mae o yoku tōrimasu.
There is a girls' high school nearby, and I often pass its main gate.
Note
Joshikō is a shortened word for a girls' high school. Joshikō means a high school, while joshikō is a broader term for a girls' school at different levels.
Related words
- 女子校
- 高等学校
- 男子校
About the shape of this word
- 5 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): じ. Use the ゛ key to type them.
- It contains small kana: ょ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.
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