JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
思 means think. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 9 strokes, read おもう or おもえらく or し. It is built from 2 parts: 田 (rice field, rice paddy), 心 (heart, mind). It appears in 思う (to think / to feel) and 思い出す (to recall / remember / recollect).
思 is written in 9 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
思 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 思う | おもう | to think / to feel |
| 思い出す | おもいだす | to recall / remember / recollect |
| 思い切り | おもいきり | with all one's strength (heart) / resignation / resolution |
These use 田 or 心 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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