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思い描く (omoiegaku) Japanese meaning: imagine | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 思い描く · godan verb (-ku)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 思おも い 描えが く 思おも い 描えが かない Polite 思おも い 描えが きます 思おも い 描えが きません Past polite 思おも い 描えが きました 思おも い 描えが きませんでした Past 思おも い 描えが いた 思おも い 描えが かなかった Te-form 思おも い 描えが いて 思おも い 描えが かないで Desire 思おも い 描えが きたい 思おも い 描えが きたくない Potential 思おも い 描えが ける 思おも い 描えが けない Passive 思おも い 描えが かれる 思おも い 描えが かれない Causative 思おも い 描えが かせる 思おも い 描えが かせない Causative passive 思おも い 描えが かせられる also 思おも い 描えが かされる 思おも い 描えが かせられない also 思おも い 描えが かされない Volitional 思おも い 描えが こう Polite volitional 思おも い 描えが きましょう Imperative 思おも い 描えが け 思おも い 描えが くな Conditional 思おも い 描えが けば 思おも い 描えが かなければ Tara conditional 思おも い 描えが いたら 思おも い 描えが かなかったら
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Try to picture your future self.
He was envisioning an ideal society.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 将しょう 来らい を 思おも い 描えが く to envision the future of something
She chose her university while picturing her future.
頭あたま の 中なか に 〈 事こと 〉 を 思おも い 描えが く to picture something in one's mind
He pictured the new design in his mind.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 姿すがた を 思おも い 描えが く to imagine what someone looks like or is doing
The mother pictured her son who was far away.
Kanji 想 idea, thought, conception Related words 想像する is the general, everyday word for 'imagine', while 思い描く suggests actively forming a detailed, vivid mental picture.
空想する implies fanciful or unrealistic daydreaming, whereas 思い描く can be used for realistic plans or goals as well.
イメージする is a casual loanword for visualizing something, while 思い描く is native Japanese and slightly more literary or emotive.
思い描く leans toward picturing an ideal or future scenario, whereas 思い浮かべる can be used for any image, past or hypothetical.
Written forms 思おも い 描えが く Usage 94%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
想おも い 描えが く Usage 6%
Alternate kanji form using 想, which emphasizes imagination or thought. Less common than 思い描く.
おもいえがく Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 思い (thought, feeling) and 描く (to draw, to paint). Literally 'to draw in one's mind'.
