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思

思 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. おもう。
  2. 心がある方向に動機づけられること。五蘊の「行」に相当。五位七十五法の一つ（ウィキペディア「五位」も参照）。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「心」+音符「囟」。「おもう」を意味する漢語｛思｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

think

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シElem.
Kun (native)
  • おも(う)Elem.
  • おもえら(く)
  • おぼ(す)
Other languages
  • 拼音si1
  • 拼音sai1
  • 한글sa
  • Hán-ViệtTư
  • Hán-ViệtTứ
  • Hán-ViệtTai

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+601D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱田心

Words using this kanji

  • 思いおもい「おもい」を参照。thought, imagination, mind, heart
  • 思うおもうto think, to consider, to believe, to reckon
  • 思わずおもわずunconsciously, involuntarily, instinctively, reflexively
  • 思想しそうこと。それによりた。意見。 思考の結果発生した意識内容。 論理的な整合性を持った判断の体系のこと。thought, idea, ideology
  • 思惑おもわくなお、「惑」は当て字。 現象的な物事に迷う貪、瞋、痴などの煩悩のこと。expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast
  • 思い切っておもいきってresolutely, boldly, decisively, daringly
  • 思い出おもいで「おもいで」を参照。memories, recollections, reminiscence
  • 思考しこう論理を辿り考えること。thought, consideration, thinking
  • 思いやりおもいやりconsideration, thoughtfulness, sympathy, compassion
  • 思い出すおもいだす「おもいだす」参照。to recall, to remember, to recollect
  • 思い切りおもいきり「おもいきり」の漢字表記。to one's heart's content, as much as one wants, as hard as one can, with all one's strength
  • 思春期ししゅんき第二次性徴が発現して生殖能力を持つようになり、心身共にに変化していく時期。puberty, adolescence
  • 思い起こすおもいおこす「おもいおこす」の漢字表記。to recall, to remember
  • 思い思いおもいおもいjust as (each) one likes, as (each) one pleases, as (each) one prefers, (each) in one's own way
  • 思索しさく筋道を立て深く考えること。speculation, thinking, meditation
  • 思案しあんあれこれと考えること。careful thought, consideration, deliberation, reflection
  • 思う存分おもうぞんぶん満足するまで十分に。to one's heart's content, to one's complete satisfaction, as much as one likes, heartily
  • 思い切るおもいきる「おもいきる」を参照。to give up (all thoughts of), to abandon, to despair of, to make up one's mind
  • 思いつくおもいつくおもいつく 参照to think of, to hit upon, to come into one's mind, to be struck with an idea
  • 思い上がるおもいあがる「おもいあがる」を参照。to be conceited

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