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How to say 'Thought' in Japanese | 思い

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The Japanese word for Thought is 'Omoi', written as 思い in Japanese.'Thought' in hiragana is おもい.

    word

    思い

    Meaning

    Thought

    Reading

    おもい

    omoi

    Kanji

    思Think

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '思い (おもい)' primarily means 'thought' or 'feeling'. It refers to the mental process of thinking, as well as the emotions or sentiments that arise from those thoughts. This word is often used to express deep or heartfelt emotions, such as love, longing, or concern. For example: I have strong feelings for you「あなたへの思いが強い」(あなたへのおもいがつよい). My thoughts are with you「あなたへの思いを寄せています」(あなたへのおもいをよせています). It can also be used in a more general sense to describe thoughts or ideas, as in 'I have a thought「思いがある」(おもいがある)'. The word '思い' is versatile and can be used in various contexts to convey both cognitive and emotional aspects of the human experience.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    562

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 思い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    思

    Meaning

    Think

Hiragana in the Word 思い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    い

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 思い Through the Kanji 思

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 思 as well.

  • word

    思う

    Meaning

    Think

  • word

    思い出す

    Meaning

    Remember

  • word

    思想

    Meaning

    Thought, Ideology

  • word

    意思

    Meaning

    Intention

  • word

    思考

    Meaning

    Thought

  • word

    思わず

    Meaning

    Unintentionally

  • word

    思いがけない

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    思いやり

    Meaning

    Consideration

  • word

    思い切って

    Meaning

    Boldly

  • word

    思い切り

    Meaning

    Fully

  • word

    思い出

    Meaning

    Memory

  • word

    思い切る

    Meaning

    Decide

  • word

    思い込む

    Meaning

    Assume, Convince

  • word

    思い付く

    Meaning

    Think of

  • word

    不思議

    Meaning

    Mysterious

  • word

    思い浮かべる

    Meaning

    Recall

  • word

    思い掛ける

    Meaning

    Expect

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'Omoi' means 'Thought' .

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