思
think
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
top-bottom: field + heart
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of field and heart. Thinking in the heart.
Symbolism
Thought, memory, ideology. Represents inner mental activity.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Pondering thoughts
Anime & Manga
青春ブタ野郎シリーズ
Rascal Does Not Dream Series(2014)
Youth story themed on 'adolescence' syndrome.
View on Amazon →Games
ペルソナシリーズ
Persona Series(1996)
Developer: Atlus
RPG depicting 'adolescent' emotional struggles.
View on Amazon →Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
意思表示
いしひょうじ
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent; expressing one's feelings
思案投首
しあんなげくび
being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do); being at one's wit's end
千思万考
せんしばんこう
deep meditation; mature consideration; deep meditation
沈思黙考
ちんしもっこう
being lost in deep thought; being lost in deep thought
不可思議
ふかしぎ
mystery; something inexplicable; wonder; mystery
末法思想
まっぽうしそう
pessimism due to decadent-age theory; pessimism due to decadent-age theory
相思相愛
そうしそうあい
mutual love; mutual love
鼻元思案
はなもとじあん
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea; superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking
思慮分別
しりょふんべつ
discreet and well-advised judgment; wise and mature judgment; making judgment with prudence; discreet and well-advised judgment
熟思黙想
じゅくしもくそう
considering (a matter) carefully and silently; being lost in silent contemplation; considering (a matter) carefully and silently
垂直思考
すいちょくしこう
rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions; vertical thinking; linear thinking; rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions
鼻先思案
はなさきじあん
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking; half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea; superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking
喉元思案
のどもとじあん
superficial way of thinking; shortsighted thinking; shallow idea; superficial way of thinking
Proverbs & Idioms
思い立ったが吉日
おもいたったがきちじつ
The day you decide is a lucky day
No time like the present
思い通りにならない
おもいどおりにならない
Things don't go as planned
Life doesn't always go according to plan
Poetry
わびぬれば 今はた同じ 難波なる みをつくしても あはむとぞ思ふ
Poem #20 from Hyakunin Isshu
山里は 冬ぞさびしさ まさりける 人めも草も かれぬと思へば
Poem #28 from Hyakunin Isshu
忘らるる 身をば思はず 誓ひてし 人のいのちの 惜しくもあるかな
Poem #38 from Hyakunin Isshu
しのぶれど 色に出でにけり わが恋は 物や思ふと 人の問ふまで
Poem #40 from Hyakunin Isshu
恋すてふ わが名はまだき 立ちにけり 人知れずこそ 思ひ初めしか
Poem #41 from Hyakunin Isshu
あひ見ての のちの心に くらぶれば 昔は物を 思はざりけり
Poem #43 from Hyakunin Isshu
あはれとも いふべき人は 思ほえで 身のいたづらに なりぬべきかな
Poem #45 from Hyakunin Isshu
風をいたみ 岩うつ波の おのれのみ くだけて物を 思ふころかな
Poem #48 from Hyakunin Isshu
みかきもり 衛士のたく火の 夜は燃え 昼は消えつつ 物をこそ思へ
Poem #49 from Hyakunin Isshu
君がため 惜しからざりし 命さへ 長くもがなと 思ひけるかな
Poem #50 from Hyakunin Isshu
かくとだに えやはいぶきの さしも草 さしも知らじな もゆる思ひを
Poem #51 from Hyakunin Isshu
あらざらむ この世のほかの 思ひ出に 今ひとたびの 逢ふこともがな
Poem #56 from Hyakunin Isshu
今はただ 思ひ絶えなむ とばかりを 人づてならで 言ふよしもがな
Poem #63 from Hyakunin Isshu
もろともに あはれと思へ 山桜 花よりほかに 知る人もなし
Poem #66 from Hyakunin Isshu
瀬をはやみ 岩にせかるる 滝川の われても末に あはむとぞ思ふ
Poem #77 from Hyakunin Isshu
長からむ 心も知らず 黒髪の 乱れてけさは 物をこそ思へ
Poem #80 from Hyakunin Isshu
思ひわび さてもいのちは あるものを 憂きにたへぬは 涙なりけり
Poem #82 from Hyakunin Isshu
世の中よ 道こそなけれ 思ひ入る 山の奥にも 鹿ぞ鳴くなる
Poem #83 from Hyakunin Isshu
夜もすがら 物思ふころは 明けやらで 閨のひまさへ つれなかりけり
Poem #85 from Hyakunin Isshu
嘆けとて 月やは物を 思はする かこち顔なる わが涙かな
Poem #86 from Hyakunin Isshu
人もをし 人も恨めし あぢきなく 世を思ふゆゑに 物思ふ身は
Poem #99 from Hyakunin Isshu