Vocabulary

What does 思う (おもう, omou) mean?

思う (おもう, omou) means to think, to believe; to feel.

Quick facts
Readingおもう
Romajiomou
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
おもう
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonomou

to think, to believe; to feel

GenkiGenki 8
  1. 1godan verb · transitive to think; to consider; to believe
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to expect; to look forward to

Example sentences

  • I think it will rain tomorrow.

  • Don't you think this shop is cheap?

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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