思

音読おんよみ: シ

訓読くんよみ: おもう

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部首ぶしゅ: 心（こころ）

Meaning

Think / Feel / Consider

  • 思おもう — to think / to feel
  • 思おもい出で — memory
  • 意思いし — intention / will
  • 思考しこう — thinking
  • 思想しそう — thought / ideology
  • 思案しあん — consideration / reflection
  • 物もの思おもい — contemplation / pondering
  • 思おもい込こみ — preconceived notion / assumption
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  • 思おもい出だす — to recall; to remember
  • 思おもいやる — to be considerate; to empathize
  • 思おもい切きる — to make up one’s mind; to decide firmly
  • 思おもい込こむ — to assume; to be convinced (often wrongly)

思 combines 田 (field/head) over 心 (heart), symbolizing the idea of thinking with the mind and feeling with the heart. It’s essential in describing emotions, memories, and inner thoughts.

This character is widely used in verbs and abstract nouns relating to thought, emotion, and personal reflection.

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