思う

• 読み: おもう
• ローマ字: omou
• 漢字の分解: 思 (shi/omo) — to think, thought
• 発音: /o.mo.ɯ/

意味

To think; to consider; to believe; to feel (that). Expresses personal thoughts and opinions.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb with a u-stem. The te-form is 思って. Commonly used with と思う to express opinions or beliefs. Often appears in polite form と思います when giving one's view. Different from 考える (kangaeru), which implies more deliberate thinking or reasoning, while 思う is more about feeling or believing.

例文

1. この映画はおもしろいと思います。
2. 明日は雨だと思う。
3. 日本語は楽しいと思いました。

使い方ガイド

場面: opinions, daily life, conversation

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese omofu. The kanji 思 combines 田 (field) and 心 (heart/mind), suggesting thoughts cultivated in the mind like plants in a field.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal