The kanji 思: meaning, readings and stroke order

思

Meaning: think
On reading: シ shi
Kun reading: おも（う） omou、おも（わしい） omowashii
Strokes: 9
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nghĩ (tư)
Japanese: おもう。
Korean: 생각하다 (사)
Chinese: 想

Readings, words and example sentences

シ shi · on reading

思し考こう力りょく
thinking skills
思し考こう力りょくを高めるあそびです。
This game helps you think better.

おも（う） omou · kun reading

思おもう
to think
明日は晴れると 思おもいます。
I think it will be sunny tomorrow.

おも（わしい） omowashii · kun reading · less common

思おもわしい
good, going well
体のちょうしが 思おもわしく ありません。
I'm not feeling very well.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.