そう
想
ぞう
像
　
を
ふく
膨
　
ら
　
ま
　
せ
　
る

expression, Ichidan verb

  1. to make (someone's) imagination go wild, to inspire (someone's) imagination.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
そう
想
ぞう
像
　
を
ふく
膨
　
ら
　
ま
　
せ
　
る
 想像を膨らませる そうぞうをふくらませる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

idea, thought, conception
ソウ　おも.う　ソ (3rd, N3)
inter-, mutual, together
あい-　ソウ　ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
statue, picture, image
ゾウ　かた (5th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
elephant, pattern after, imitate
ショウ　ゾウ　かたど.る (4th, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
pig, hog, pig radical (no. 152)
シ (Kentei 1)
swell, get fat, thick
ふく.らむ　ボウ (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
swelling, sound of drum
ホウ (Kentei 1)
drum, surname
シュ　チュ　たてる
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)