ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
思 means think
田 a head (old form) · 心 heart
思Real origin
It began as a head (now drawn like 田) above a heart (心): to think.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- think
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) おもう omou
おもう (omou) 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: おもえらく omoeraku, おぼす obosu
From Chinese (onyomi) シ shi
シ (shi) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
思う おもう · omou
to think, to consider
Built from
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心 Used in 68 kanji
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What does 思 mean?
Right: 思 means think.Not quite: 思 means think.In 思う, which reading does 思 use?
Right. 思う is read おもう (omou): 思 takes おも, its Japanese reading, with う after it.Not quite. 思う is read おもう (omou): 思 takes おも, its Japanese reading, with う after it.