思 — think, consider
おもう
思
think
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
emotion
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.
Meanings
- think
- consider
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).
思
う
omou
to think
思
え
る
omoeru
to seem
思
い
omoi
thought
思
い
出
す
omoidasu
to recall
思
い
出
omoide
memory
思
わ
ず
omowazu
unintentionally
思
い
つ
く
omoitsuku
to think of
思
い
切
る
omoikiru
to resolve
思
い
っ
き
り
omoikkiri
with all one's strength
思
い
出
せ
る
omoidaseru
to be able to recall
思
い
や
り
omoiyari
consideration
思
い
入
れ
omoiire
emotional attachment
思
い
つ
き
omoitsuki
idea
思
い
立
つ
omoitatsu
to resolve
思
ふ
omou
to think
思
い
こ
む
omoikomu
to be convinced
思
い
や
る
omoiyaru
to be considerate
思
い
知
ら
す
omoishirasu
to make someone realize
思
い
通
り
omoidoori
as one wishes
思
い
が
け
な
い
omoigakenai
unexpected
思
い
当
た
る
omoiataru
to come to mind
思
い
起
こ
す
omoiokosu
to recall
思
い
返
す
omoikaesu
to reconsider
思
い
込
む
omoikomu
to be convinced
思
惑
omowaku
speculation
思
い
浮
か
べ
る
omoiukaberu
to recall
思
い
込
み
omoikomi
assumption
し shi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
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.