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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 200

Meanings

A person's view, opinion, or way of thinking about something; often used with possessives such as 私の考え or 彼の考え.

idea; notion; imaginative thought

An idea that comes to mind, ranging from a practical suggestion to an imagined notion.

Refers to what someone intends, plans, hopes, or expects; the meaning depends heavily on context and the person's stance.

The act or quality of thinking something through; common in expressions such as 考えが足りない, meaning poor judgement or insufficient consideration.

〈人ひと〉の考かんがえを述のべるto state one's opinion
会かい議ぎで自じ分ぶんの考かんがえを述のべた。
I stated my opinion at the meeting.
考かんがえが浮うかぶan idea comes to mind
いい考かんがえが浮うかんだ。
A good idea came to mind.
考かんがえを改あらためるto reconsider or change one's plan/opinion
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの考かんがえを改あらためた。
He changed his mind about his plan.
考かんがえが甘あまいone's thinking is naive or overly optimistic
そんな考かんがえは甘あまいよ。
That kind of thinking is too naive.
〈人ひと〉の考かんがえに従したがうto follow someone's opinion or wishes
上じょう司しの考かんがえに従したがうことにした。
I decided to follow my boss's opinion.
考かんがえがまとまらないone's thoughts won't come together
疲つかれていて考かんがえがまとまらない。
I'm too tired to organize my thoughts.

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意い見けんN4sense 1
意見 specifically means a stated opinion or view, while 考え is broader and can also mean an idea, plan, or reflection.
思おもいN1sense 2
思い often carries emotional weight like feelings or wishes, whereas 考え leans toward reasoned, cognitive thought.
考かんがえ方かた sense 1
考え方 refers to a general way or manner of thinking, while 考え is a specific thought, idea, or opinion.
発はっ想そうN2
考え is the broad everyday word for a thought or opinion, while 発想 stresses a creative or original way of conceiving something.

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アイデアN4
考え is a native Japanese word for a thought or idea that can be abstract or philosophical, while アイデア is a loanword emphasizing a concrete, creative, or practical suggestion.
想そう
考え is the common, everyday word for a thought or opinion, while 想 is a more formal or literary term for an idea.
思し考こうN1
考え is the everyday word for a thought, idea, or opinion, while 思考 is a more abstract, formal term for the process of thinking itself.
思し想そうN3
考え is a general word for a thought or opinion, while 思想 implies a more structured or ideological system of thought.
思おもい付つきN1
考え is a general word for a thought or opinion that may involve deliberation, while 思いつき specifically highlights a sudden, unplanned idea.
考こう
考え is the natural standalone word for 'a thought' or 'an idea' in everyday speech, whereas 考 alone is rarely used outside formal compounds or titles.
オピニオン
考え is a plain, everyday word for a thought or idea, while オピニオン carries a more formal, media- or business-oriented nuance.

考かんがえ方かた
考え means a single thought or idea, while 考え方 means the underlying way or method of thinking that produces such thoughts.

考かんがえるN5
think about; ponder; reflect on · consider; take into account; bear in mind · think that; believe; hold the view that · intend to; plan to; think of doing · expect; anticipate; imagine · come up with; devise; think up · regard as; consider as; view as
考かんがえ方かた
way of thinking; mindset; approach
考かんがえ事ごと
something on one's mind; concern; worry · deep in thought; absorbed in thought
考かんがえ直なおすN2
reconsider; rethink; think over again
考かんがえ物もの
something that needs careful thought; something questionable · puzzle; riddle

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考かんがえUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this common noun, the nominal form of 考える.
カンガエUsage<1%

Derived as the noun form of the verb 考える, 'to think; to consider.' The kanji 考 is conventionally associated with thinking and consideration.