ChiramiN4 kanji · 6 strokes
考 means think
考
耂 old
考Memory trick
An old man bent over, deep in thought: to think.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- consider, think over
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) かんがえる kangaeru
かんがえる (kangaeru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: かんがえ kangae
From Chinese (onyomi) コウ kou
コウ (kou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
考える かんがえる · kangaeru
to think, to think over
Built from
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耂 Used in 15 kanji
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What does 考 mean?
Right: 考 means think.Not quite: 考 means think.In 考える, which reading does 考 use?
Right. 考える is read かんがえる (kangaeru): 考 takes かんが, its Japanese reading, with える after it.Not quite. 考える is read かんがえる (kangaeru): 考 takes かんが, its Japanese reading, with える after it.