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VocabularyJLPT N4 · core

考え

かんがえ
hepburn kangae

thought, idea, view

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

  1. あなたの考えを聞かせてください。
    Please let me hear your thoughts.
  2. 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

  1. How does 考え differ from 思い?

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