考かんがえを巡めぐらす

Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

contemplate; ponder; turn over in one's mind

Used when one thinks deeply or at length about something, often with a nuance of letting thoughts wander or revolve around a topic.

Written forms

考かんがえを巡めぐらす
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
考かんがえをめぐらす
Kana spelling of the verb part; common in everyday writing.

Kanji

考consider, think over
巡patrol, go around, circumference

Similar words

考かんがえる
考える is the general verb for 'to think'; 考えを巡らす is more deliberate and often implies a prolonged, reflective process.
思おもい巡めぐらす
思い巡らす is similar but uses 思い (thoughts/feelings) instead of 考え (ideas/reasoning), often with a more emotional or imaginative nuance.

Etymology

Combination of 考え (thought) + を (object marker) + 巡らす (to let revolve, to turn). The verb 巡らす itself derives from 巡る (to go around) with a causative nuance, giving the expression a sense of 'making one's thoughts go around'.