おもい
Omoi
Other forms: 想い、念い
思い (Omoi) is a Japanese noun meaning “thought, imagination, mind, heart”.
Meanings
- nounthought
- nounimagination; mind; heart
- noundesire; wish; hope; expectation
- nounlove; affectione.g. Ａ思いのＢ for 'B who loves A'
- nounfeelings; emotion; sentiment; experience
Examples
思いは口に出る。
What the heart thinks, the mouth speaks.
命が縮む思いをした。
I felt as if my life had been shortened.
旅行中楽しい思いをした。
I had a good time during the trip.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).