連想 (れんそう): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

連想 (れんそう) means association of ideas / suggestion.

See example sentences below.

連想 at a glance

連想

れんそうrensou

N3noun

association of ideas / suggestion

連想れんそうrensouN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

association of ideas / suggestion

Example 1

この言葉から何を連想しますか？

Translation

What do you associate with this word?

Example 2

彼の話は面白い連想を呼んだ。

Translation

His story sparked interesting associations.