思 — think, consider
おもう
思
think
おもう
U+601D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #132
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #605
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- think
- consider
Readings
- On'yomi
- し shi
- Kun'yomi
- おも omo おもえら omoera おぼ obo
word
おも omo Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
46 wordsEach dot is a word containing 思: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 13 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
た
田
rice field
#102
こころ
心
heart
#61
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). Combines 田 (rice field, here representing the brain/fontanelle) over 心 (heart). Thought arises from the mind above and the heart below — ancient Chinese psychology located thinking in both organs.