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Kanji Detail for 思 - "to think, to love"

思

  • Meaning

    思 means "to think, to love."

    1. To think - To consider; to have thoughts.

    2. To love - To care fondly; to keep in heart.

    3. Particle - Adjusting sentence rhythm.

    4. Thought - Feelings; ideas; considerations.

    5. To seem - To appear as; to look like.

  • Words using 思

    • 思い おもい Listen thought; imagination; mind
    • 意思 いし Listen intention; wish; purpose
    • 思わず おもわず Listen unconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively
    • 思想 しそう Listen thought; idea; ideology
    • 思惑 おもわく Listen expectation; anticipation; prediction
    • 思い切って おもいきって Listen resolutely; boldly; decisively
    • 思い出 おもいで Listen memories; recollections; reminiscence
    • 思考 しこう Listen thought; consideration; thinking

  • Four-character idioms with 思

    • 不可思議 ふかしぎ Listen mystery; something inexplicable; wonder
    • 意思表示 いしひょうじ Listen expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
    • 千思万考 せんしばんこう Listen deep meditation; mature consideration
    • 喉元思案 のどもとじあん Listen superficial way of thinking; shortsighted thinking; shallow idea
    • 垂直思考 すいちょくしこう Listen rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions; vertical thinking; linear thinking
    • 思慮分別 しりょふんべつ Listen discreet and well-advised judgment; wise and mature judgment; making judgment with prudence

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    • Verified meaning: to think, to love
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あい, おもい, こころ, さよぷ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 思

    Given names 思(あい)Listen 思(おもい)Listen 思(こころ)Listen 思(さよぷ)Listen 思(しよう)Listen

    Surnames 思(したう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    think

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    think, consider, ponder; final particle

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to think; to consider

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to think, to ponder, to consider; final particle

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The function of the heart. (Mencius) "The heart's function is to think." Such as memory, imagination, reasoning. All that the mind applies itself to. Also used as a noun, read in Departing tone. Such as 文思, 詩思. The character is originally from 囟 and 心, meaning the brain and heart connected uninterruptedly. Modern science says thought comes from the brain, exactly matching the ancient explanation. | 于思: Having a full beard. See (Zuo Zhuan).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    obo.su(おぼす) おぼす

    omo.u(おも-う) おも-う

    omoera.ku(おもえらく) おもえらく

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    to think to love thought cherish consider ponder contemplate reflect mind idea affection devotion fondness imagine feeling meditate

Sentences including 思

  • He thought irritably.

  • He will have his own way in everything.

  • Do you think it will work?

  • I don't recall.

  • I would rather let him have his own way.

  • It is thoughtful of you to remind me of my promise.

  • You might have just forgotten.

  • I can't remember for the moment.

  • We regret his death.

  • We thought that the message was true.

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