考える

かんがえる

kangaeru

える
かんが

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to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) — 考える
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える
かんが

kangaeru

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)

    EXAMPLE
    (かんが)えている最中(さいちゅう)です
    (I'm) thinking about it at the moment
  2. to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration

    EXAMPLE
    (かんが)えて()いて(くだ)さい
    Please consider it
  3. to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect

    EXAMPLE
    いつもそう(かんが)えています
    (I) always think that way
  4. to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan

    EXAMPLE
    (あめ)()は、読書(どくしょ)しようかと(かんが)えています
    On rainy days, I plan to read
  5. to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine

    EXAMPLE
    (かんが)えられないことが()きた
    Something unpredictable happened

What does 考える mean in English?

  1. to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)(v1, vt)
  2. to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration(v1, vt)
  3. to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect(v1, vt)
  4. to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan(v1, vt)
  5. to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine(v1, vt)

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考える (kangaeru)