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How to say 'Thought' in Japanese | 思考

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The Japanese word for Thought is 'Shikou', written as 思考 in Japanese.'Thought' in hiragana is しこう.

    word

    思考

    Meaning

    Thought

    Reading

    しこう

    shikou

    Kanji

    思Think 考Think, Consider

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '思考 (しこう)' means 'thought' or 'thinking'. It refers to the process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something. This word is often used in contexts related to philosophy, psychology, or everyday reasoning. For example: deep thought「深い思考」(ふかいしこう). Logical thinking is important「論理的思考は重要だ」(ろんりてきしこうはじゅうようだ). It can also be used in compound words like '思考力 (しこうりょく)' (thinking ability) or '思考回路 (しこうかいろ)' (thought process). Note that '思考' is more formal and abstract compared to '考え (かんがえ)', which is more casual and personal.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    2420

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 思考

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    思

    Meaning

    Think

  • kanji

    考

    Meaning

    Think, Consider

Words Related to 思考 Through the Kanji 思

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 思 as well.

  • word

    思う

    Meaning

    Think

  • word

    思い

    Meaning

    Thought

  • word

    思い出す

    Meaning

    Remember

  • word

    思想

    Meaning

    Thought, Ideology

  • word

    意思

    Meaning

    Intention

  • 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

Words Related to 思考 Through the Kanji 考

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 考 as well.

  • word

    考える

    Meaning

    Think

  • word

    考え

    Meaning

    Thought, Idea

  • word

    参考

    Meaning

    Reference

  • word

    参考書

    Meaning

    Reference book

  • word

    考察

    Meaning

    Consideration

  • word

    考慮

    Meaning

    Consideration

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What does 'Shikou' (思考) mean?

'Shikou' means 'Thought' .

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