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思いあぐねる (おもいあぐねる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

思おもいあぐねる

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

rack one's brains in vain; mull over endlessly; be unable to decide

Describes thinking hard about something but getting stuck, unable to reach a conclusion or solution. Often implies frustration or mental exhaustion.

何なん度ども考かんがえたが、いい案あんが浮うかばず思おもいあぐねている。
I've thought about it many times, but no good idea comes to mind and I'm racking my brains in vain.
進しん路ろ

の

こと

で

思おも

い

あぐね

て

、

夜よる

も

眠ねむ

れ

なかっ

た

。

I mulled over my career path endlessly and couldn't sleep at night.

Written forms

思おもいあぐねる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
思おもい倦あぐねる
Rare kanji form using 倦; the あぐねる part is more commonly written in kana.

Kanji

思think
倦lose interest in, tire of

Similar words

思おもい悩なやむ
思い悩む focuses on emotional distress and worry, while 思いあぐねる emphasizes being mentally stuck after much thought.
考かんがえあぐねる
考えあぐねる is a near synonym but uses 考える (to think) instead of 思う, and is slightly more common. Both mean to be at a loss after thinking hard.

Etymology

Compound of 思い (thought, from 思う) and あぐねる (to be tired of, to be at a loss). The verb あぐねる itself is of uncertain origin, possibly related to 倦ねる (to grow weary).