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Meaning of 考える(かんがえる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

考える, 勘える, 稽える
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
かんがえる
Romaji
kangaeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to consider; to think about

Example Sentences

考える, 勘える, 稽える, かんがえる used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
考える
Plain Polite
考えます
Negative
考えない
Negative Polite
考えません

Past

Plain
考えた
Plain Polite
考えました
Negative
考えなかった
Negative Polite
考えませんでした

Te

Plain
考えて
Plain Polite
考えまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
考えられる
Plain Polite
考えられます
Negative
考えられない
Negative Polite
考えられません

Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

think, consider

On: ケイ

Kun: かんが.える, とど.める

16 strokes

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JLPT 1

intuition, perception

On: カン

11 strokes

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JLPT 4

consider, think over

On: コウ

Kun: かんが.える, かんが.え

6 strokes

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