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思索する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 思索する | 思索しない |
| Polite | 思索します | 思索しません |
| Past polite | 思索しました | 思索しませんでした |
| Past | 思索した | 思索しなかった |
| Te-form | 思索して | 思索しないで |
| Desire | 思索したい | 思索したくない |
| Potential | 思索できる | 思索できない |
| Passive | 思索される | 思索されない |
| Causative | 思索させる | 思索させない |
| Causative passive | 思索させられる | 思索させられない |
| Volitional | 思索しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 思索しましょう | |
| Imperative | 思索しろ | 思索するな |
| Conditional | 思索すれば | 思索しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 思索したら | 思索しなかったら |
Meanings
1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
speculation; thinking; meditation
Refers to deep, sustained thinking about abstract or philosophical matters, often with a contemplative or intellectual tone. Used both as a noun and with する for the act of engaging in such thought.
He engaged in speculation about the meaning of life.
I like to meditate in a quiet place.
Usage patterns
- 思索にふけるto be absorbed in deep thought
He was lost in deep thought by himself.
- 思索を巡らすto ponder over, turn thoughts around in one's mind
I pondered deeply in the quiet room.
- 思索を深めるto deepen one's contemplation
I deepened my thinking by reading a philosophy book.
- 〈事〉について思索するto speculate or ponder about something
He contemplates the meaning of life.