思う
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
3. to judge; to assess; to regard
4. to imagine; to suppose; to dream
5. to expect; to look forward to
6. to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
7. to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
8. to recall; to remember
Other spellings
想う
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
おもう
Used in vocabulary
Examples2637
状況 は 深刻 だ と 思います か。
Do you regard the situation as serious?
晴れ だ と 思う よ。
I think it will be sunny.
我々 が 思っている ほど には、 それほど 我々 は 幸福 でも なければ、 不幸 でもない。
We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine.
ブラウン さん だ と 思います。
I think he is Mr Brown.
日本 を どう 思います か。
What do you think of Japan?
それって、 どう 思う?
How do you feel about it?