思う — to think
思う is the #32 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to think” and is pronounced [o̞mo̞ɯ̟].
#32frequency rank
0.10%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 思う
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思った | past | thought |
| 思わ | present | think |
| おもわ | present | think |
| 思え | command | think! |
| おもえ | command | think! |
| 思われる | passive | be thought |
| おもわれる | passive | be thought |
| 思わない | negative | do not think |
| おもわない | negative | do not think |
| 思わず | negative | thinking (stem form) |
| おもわず | negative | thinking (stem form) |
| 思います | polite | |
| おもいます | polite | |
| おもった | past | thought |
| 思えば | conditional | if ... think |
| おもえば | conditional | if ... think |
| 思は | irrealis | thinking (stem form) |
| おもは | irrealis | thinking (stem form) |
| 思へ | realis | thinking (stem form) |
| おもへ | realis | thinking (stem form) |
| 思へ | command | think! |
| おもへ | command | think! |
| 思はず | negative | do not think |
| おもはず | negative | do not think |
| 思へど | contrastive | |
| おもへど | contrastive | |
| 思はば | conditional | if ... think |
| おもはば | conditional | if ... think |
| 思ひき | past | thought |
| おもひき | past | thought |
| 思ひけり | past | thought |
| おもひけり | past | thought |
| 思ひつ | past | thought |
| おもひつ | past | thought |
| 思ひぬ | past | thought |
| おもひぬ | past | thought |
| 思へり | past | thinking (stem form) |
| 思ひたり | past | thinking (stem form) |
| おもへり | past | thinking (stem form) |
| おもひたり | past | thinking (stem form) |
| 想う | alternative, kanji | |
| 念う | alternative, kanji, literary | |
| 惟う | alternative, kanji, literary | |
| 憶う | alternative, kanji, literary | |
| 懐う | alternative, kanji, literary | |
| 以う | alternative, kanji | |
| 意う | alternative, kanji |