思おもいやる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

sympathize with; be considerate of; feel for

Expresses empathy and thoughtful consideration for another person's feelings or situation. Often used when imagining someone else's hardship.

• 彼かれの気き持もちを思おもいやって、何なにも言いわなかった。

  Out of consideration for his feelings, I didn't say anything.

• 被ひ災さい者しゃの苦く労ろうを思おもいやる。

  I sympathize with the hardships of the disaster victims.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

think of (a distant person/place); cast one's mind to

Used when one's thoughts go out to someone or somewhere far away, often with a sense of longing or nostalgia.

• 故こ郷きょうにいる家か族ぞくを思おもいやる。

  I think of my family back in my hometown.

• 遠とおく離はなれた友ともを思おもいやって手て紙がみを書かいた。

  Thinking of my faraway friend, I wrote a letter.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

worry about; feel anxious about; be concerned about

Primarily used in the passive form 思いやられる to express that a situation causes worry or concern, often about the future.

• このままでは彼かれの将しょう来らいが思おもいやられる。

  At this rate, I'm worried about his future.

• 被ひ災さい地ちの状じょう況きょうを聞きいて、住じゅう民みんの生せい活かつが思おもいやられた。

  Hearing about the disaster area, I felt anxious about the residents' lives.