JLPT N1 • KANJI

contemplation

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

思索 (しさく) uses the standard On'yomi readings: 思 (し, think) and 索 (さく, search). It signifies deep contemplation, meditation, or philosophical thinking, often implying a solitary and profound intellectual pursuit. Misreadings like しそく incorrectly use an alternative On'yomi for 索, while しざく incorrectly applies rendaku and しこう uses an unrelated kanji's sound.

日本語解説

思索 (しさく) は、思(し)と索(さく)の標準的な音読みです。物事を深く考え、真理を探求する、哲学的な思考や瞑想を意味します。しそくは索の音読みを誤って適用しており、しざくは連濁の誤り、しこうは別の漢字の音と混同した誤読です。

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