Onyomi: シ · Kunyomi: おぼ.す, おも.う, おもえら.く · Meanings: think
Kanji for think
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The kanji 思 combines the “heart” radical (心) with the “field” component (田) above, symbolizing the mind cultivating thoughts like a field. In ancient times, it represented thinking, remembering, or reflecting. 思 came to mean think, consider, or feel, capturing thought, reflection, and emotion.
A heart under a field — 思 means to think, consider, or reflect.
Imagine your heart growing thoughts like crops in a field — that’s 思, the kanji for thinking and reflection.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 思う | おもう | to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb |
| 思い出す | おもいだす | to recall, to remember, to recollect | common JLPT-N4 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 思考 | しこう | thought, consideration, thinking | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 思想 | しそう | thought, idea, ideology | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 思い出 | おもいで | memories, recollections, reminiscence | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 思わず | おもわず | unconsciously, involuntarily, instinctively, reflexively, spontaneously, unintentionally, in spite of oneself | common JLPT-N3 Adverb (fukushi) |
| 思いつく | おもいつく | to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |
| 思いがけない | おもいがけない | unexpected, contrary to expectations, by chance, casual | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 思い込む | おもいこむ | to be convinced (that), to be under the impression (that), to feel sure (that), to assume (that) | common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 思いつき | おもいつき | idea, plan, fancy, impulse, thought, whim, suggestion | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 思春期 | ししゅんき | puberty, adolescence | common Noun |
| 思い | おもい | thought | common Noun |
| 思いやり | おもいやり | consideration, thoughtfulness, sympathy, compassion, feeling, kindness, understanding, regard, kindheartedness | common Noun |
| 思い切って | おもいきって | resolutely, boldly, decisively, daringly | common Adverb (fukushi) |
| 思い起こす | おもいおこす | to recall, to remember | common Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |