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考える, 勘える, 稽える

かんがえる

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
  • to consider
  • to think about

Conjugations

Present 考える
Negative 考えない
Past 考えた
Past Negative 考えなかった
Te Form 考えて
Masu Form 考えます
Potential 考えられる
Passive 考えられる
Causative 考えさせる
Conditional 考えれば
Volitional 考えよう
Imperative 考えろ

Related Kanji

考 consider, think over
勘 intuition, perception
稽 think, consider

Example Sentences

あなたは家族の事を考えるべきです。
You must think of your family.
彼は金儲けのことしか考えない。
He thinks of nothing but making money.
全てを考えると君は故郷へ帰って両親のお世話をするべきだ。
All things considered, I think you should go back home and take care of your parents.
ボブはそのことについてじっと考えた。
Bob brooded on the matter.
君は何かほかのことを考えているみたいだね。
You seem to be thinking of something else.