考え
かんがえ
hepburn kangae
thought, idea, view
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- あなたの考えを聞かせてください。Please let me hear your thoughts.
- いい考えが浮かびました。A good idea came to me.
Collocations
考えがある考えを変えるいい考え考えが浮かぶ考えを伝える
Mnemonic
考え kangae — the noun form of the verb 考える (kangaeru, to think). Verb stem nominalized. It means a thought, view, or idea. Same verb-to-noun pattern as K-71's 違い (from 違う). If 思い is emotional feeling, 考え leans toward logical thinking.
Quick check
How does 考え differ from 思い?