Kanji

考

考

consider, think over

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

老部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かんがえる, かんがえ

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, ただ, ちか, とし, なか, なり, なる, のり, やす, よし

Common Readings

コウ, かんが…える

Example sentences

考える かんがえる
将来 の こと を 考える

Think about the future.

方法 ほうほう
この 問題 を 解決 する ため の 良い 方法 を 考えて ください 。

Please think of a good way to solve this problem.

考え かんがえ
いい 考え が あります 。

I have a good idea.

同じ おなじ
私 たち は 同じ 考え を 持っている

We have the same idea.

思考 しこう
彼 は 柔軟 な 思考 の 持ち主 だ

He is a flexible thinker.

脱却 だっきゃく
彼 は 古い 思考 から 脱却 しよう と している 。

He is trying to break away from old ways of thinking.

考え込む かんがえこむ
彼 は 新しい プロジェクト の 計画 について 、 一人 で 深く 考え込んでいた 。

He was alone, deeply lost in thought about the plan for the new project.

顎 あご
彼 は 考え込む 時 、 よく 顎 を なでる 癖 が ある 。

He has a habit of stroking his chin when he is lost in thought.

どう考えても どうかんがえても
どう考えても 、 彼 が 犯人 だ と は 思えません 。

No matter how you look at it, I can't believe he's the culprit.

考えてみれば かんがえてみれば
考えてみれば 、 彼 が 怒る の も 無理 は ない 。

Thinking about it, it's no wonder he's angry.

Example Vocabulary

考える

かんがえる

to think; to consider; to ponder

考え

かんがえ

thought; idea; opinion

思考

しこう

thought; thinking; reasoning

考え込む

かんがえこむ

to ponder; to be lost in thought; to brood

どう考えても

どうかんがえても

no matter how one thinks about it; anyway you look at it

考えてみれば

かんがえてみれば

now that I think about it; on reflection

考慮

こうりょ

consideration; taking into account

考え事

かんがえごと

thinking; being lost in thought; worries

考え直す

かんがえなおす

to rethink; to reconsider

参考になる

さんこうになる

to be helpful; to be informative; to be of reference value

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