思し惟い

also: しゆい

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Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

thought; thinking; contemplation

Only with reading しい

General term for deep thinking or contemplation; often used in philosophical or formal contexts. Reading is しい.

哲てつ学がく者しゃは存そん在ざいの意い味みについて思し惟いを巡めぐらせた。
The philosopher contemplated the meaning of existence.

彼かれは静しずかな部屋へやで一人ひとり思し惟いにふけっていた。

He was absorbed in thought alone in a quiet room.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

deep contemplation (Buddhist); focused thinking

Buddhism

Only with reading しゆい

Buddhist term for using wisdom to penetrate the nature of reality; often read しゆい. Rare in everyday language.

仏ぶっ教きょうでは、思し惟ゆいによって真しん理りを悟さとることができるとされる。
In Buddhism, it is said that one can realize the truth through deep contemplation.

Written forms

思惟Usage100%
- しい
  Standard kanji form; reading is usually しい in modern Japanese.
- しゆい
  Historical reading, mainly used in Buddhist contexts.
しゆい

Kanji

思think
惟consider, reflect, think

Similar words

思し考こう
思考 is the common word for 'thinking' or 'thought process', while 思惟 is more formal and philosophical, implying deeper contemplation.
思し索さく
思索 also means 'speculation' or 'meditation', but is slightly more common than 思惟 and can be used in intellectual contexts.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 思惟 (si-jwi), meaning 'to think' or 'to consider'. The reading しゆい reflects an older Sino-Japanese borrowing, while しい is a later contraction.