Japanese

おもいえがく
Meaning: to imagine; to envision; to picture
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 思い描く 思い描かない
Polite 思い描きます 思い描きません
Past 思い描いた 思い描かなかった
Polite + Past 思い描きました 思い描きませんでした
Te-form 思い描いて 思い描かなくて
Potential 思い描ける 思い描けない
Passive 思い描かれる 思い描かれない
Causative 思い描かせる 思い描かせない
Causative + Passive 思い描かされる 思い描かされない
Imperative 思い描け 思い描くな

Handwriting

思
い
描
く

Example

Imagine an ideal future.

Usage Notes

Used when visualizing or picturing something in one's mind, like a dream or a goal.

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