Kanji

思

思

think

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おもう, おもえらく, おぼす

Nanori (Name Reading)

おもい, こと

Common Readings

シ, おも…う

Example sentences

思う おもう
花 が 美味しい と 思う

I think the flowers are delicious.

そう そう
きっと そう 思う よ

I'm sure (you) think so too.

思い出す おもいだす
昔 の こと を 思い出した 。

I remembered things from the past.

あ あ
あ 、 思い出した 。

Oh, I remembered!

不思議 ふしぎ
彼 が 成功 した の は 少し も 不思議 で は ない 。

It is not at all strange that he succeeded.

この世 このよ
この世 に は 不思議 な こと が たくさん ある 。

There are many mysterious things in this world.

思い おもい
彼 に は ずっと 伝えられなかった 思い が ある 。

There are feelings for him that I haven't been able to convey for a long time.

口に出す くちにだす
ずっと 心 に 留めていた 思い を 、 ようやく 口に出した 。

I finally put into words the thoughts I had kept in my heart for a long time.

と思われる とおもわれる
この 事件 は 事故 だ と思われる 。

This incident is thought to be an accident.

思考 しこう
彼 は 柔軟 な 思考 の 持ち主 だ

He is a flexible thinker.

Example Vocabulary

思う

おもう

to think, to feel

思い出す

おもいだす

to remember; to recall

不思議

ふしぎ

strange; mysterious; wonder

思い

おもい

thoughts; feelings; heart

と思われる

とおもわれる

it is thought that; it seems that; supposedly

思考

しこう

thought; thinking; reasoning

意思

いし

intention; wish; purpose; mind

思いつく

おもいつく

to think of; to hit upon; to come to mind

思い出

おもいで

memory; recollection; remembrance

と思ったら

とおもったら

just when I thought; no sooner than

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