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思う

To Think

Meaning

To Think

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means think so the verb version is to think.

Reading

おもう

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned that reading with this kanji, but here's a reminder of the mnemonic just in case: You have to remember the おも part to read this word. To do this, though, you'll have to think about that guy... hmm... what was his name? He's on The Simpsons... he's the bartender? I think? Oh! Moe (おも) is his name! Thank you. Now I remember. If you don't know Moe from the Simpsons use a different Moe, perhaps the one from the Three Stooges? You should be able to come up with one.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • どう思う

    What do you think?

    いつも思う

    to always think

    そう思う

    to think so

  • 古いものだと思う

    to think it is an old thing

    いいことだと思う

    to think something is a good thing

    お金のためだと思う

    to think something is for the sake of money

  • ふしぎに思う

    to think something strange, to find something mysterious

    大切に思う

    to value, to cherish

    不安に思う

    to feel uneasy

Context Sentences

コウイチも来ると思う。

I think Koichi will also come.

日本の人口について、どう思いますか？

What do you think about the population of Japan?

毛虫かと思ったら、妹のつけまつ毛だった。

I thought it was a caterpillar, but it was my sister's fake eyelashes.

Kanji Composition