Meanings

1. godan verb, transitive verbto think; to consider; to believe; to reckon想う has connotations of heart-felt
2. godan verb, transitive verbto think (of doing); to plan (to do)
3. godan verb, transitive verbto judge; to assess; to regard
4. godan verb, transitive verbto imagine; to suppose; to dream
5. godan verb, transitive verbto expect; to look forward to
6. godan verb, transitive verbto feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want

Examples

• 初めは病気だと思った。

  At first, I thought they were sick.

• 思ったより安くあがった。

  It wasn't as expensive as I expected.

• 彼は思ったことを口にする。

  He's a plain speaker.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 思う

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