Japanese symbol for “ideation”
観念化
かんねんか
Romaji: kannenka
ideation; process of forming and relating ideas
In Japanese, ideation is 観念化, read かんねんか (kannenka).
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Meanings
- n ideation; process of forming and relating ideas
- vs to ideate
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation; survey; watching |
| 観客 | かんきゃく kankyaku | spectator; audience |
| 客観 | きゃっかん kyakkan | objectivity; objective; object (philosophical) |
| 外観 | がいかん gaikan | outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show |
| 記念 | きねん kinen | commemoration; celebration; remembrance |
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.