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しんしょう
mental image; mental picture; image
「家」という単語は、草木に囲まれ、幸せな家族が住んでいる屋根や煙突がある長方形の建物、という心象を呼び起こす。
The word "house" evokes the mental image of a rectangular building with a roof and smoking chimney, which may be surrounded by grass and trees and inhabited by a happy family.