No. 460 in Korean
사상
"사상" means "thought" or "ideology."
In a sentence
그의 사상은 매우 철학적이다.
His ideology is very philosophical.
In this sentence, '사상' is used to mean 'ideology' or a set of beliefs, describing someone's philosophical perspective.
한국 역사에 중요한 사상을 소개합니다.
I introduce important ideas in Korean history.
Here, '사상' refers to 'thought' or 'concept', denoting historical and intellectual movements or ideas.
이번 홍수는 사상 최대 규모였다.
This flood was the largest ever.
In this sentence, '사상' is used idiomatically to indicate 'in history' or 'of all time', modifying the intensity or extent of an event.
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