Meanings

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
5. ichidan verb, transitive verbto predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
6. ichidan verb, transitive verbto come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise

Examples

• 僕はじっと考えた。

  I thought hard.

• 冷静に考えて見ろよ！

  Get real!

• 考えただけで虫唾が走るわ。

  That makes me disgusted just to think of it.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 考える

Related words