Word details

思い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 思い.

Dictionary

Entry

思い想い念いNounFreq #404
1

thought

2

imagination; mind; heart

3

desire; wish; hope; expectation

4

E.g. A思いのB for 'B who loves A'

love; affection

5

feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

Examples
遠方に明かりが見えたとき私たちはほっとする思いだった。
We felt relieved when we saw a light in the distance.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

think

9 strokesFrequency 132JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

おも.うおもえら.くおぼ.す

idea, thought, conception, think

13 strokesFrequency 381JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ソウ

Kun

おも.う

wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

8 strokesFrequency 390JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ネン

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