Meaning of 思う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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思う, 想う, 念う, 憶う, 懐う, 惟うJLPT 4
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Kana Readingおもう
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Romajiomō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to think; to consider; to believe
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- Parts of speech
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- to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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- Parts of speech
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- to judge; to assess; to regard
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- Parts of speech
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- to imagine; to suppose; to dream
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- Parts of speech
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- to expect; to look forward to
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to feel; to desire; to want
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to recall; to remember
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Example Sentences
思う, 想う, 念う, 憶う, 懐う, 惟う, おもう used in context
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寝ようと思う。
I think I'm gonna go to sleep.
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I want to work from the taxpayers' point of view.
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He took pity on me and helped me out.
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He's a plain speaker.
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I thought I could settle it by phone.
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The man I thought was the criminal didn't have any connection to the incident.
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Kanji found in this word
pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast
On: カイ, エ
Kun: ふところ, なつ.かしい, なつ.かしむ, なつ.く, なつ.ける, なず.ける, いだ.く, おも.う
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