イメージ

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English image.

Noun

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イメージ (imēji

  1. mental image, one's impression or the image that comes to mind
    • かきふらい, けいおん!第1話
      で…でも ギターってすごくむずかしそうなイメージが…
      De…Demo gitā tte sugoku muzukashisō na imēji ga…
      B—But it seems like playing the guitar is really hard…
  2. impression; personal image; persona; face
    イメージアップ
    imēji appu
    improving the impression others get from oneself
  3. artist's impression
    ()(ぞう)イメージです。(じっ)(さい)とは(こと)なる()(あい)あります。
    Gazō wa imēji desu. Jissai to wa kotonaru baai ga arimasu.
    The image is for illustration purposes only. Actual product may vary.
    (literally, “The photo is an image. There are cases where it differs from reality.”)

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Verb

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イメージする (imēji surusuru (stem イメージ (imēji shi), past イメージした (imēji shita))

  1. to think of (something), to picture, to conjure up
    (うみ)イメージして(つく)れた
    umi o imēji shite tsukurareta
    created in the image of the ocean; created with the image of the ocean in mind

Conjugation

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