考かんがえを巡めぐらす

考えを巡らす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	考かんがえを巡めぐらす	考かんがえを巡めぐらさない
Polite	考かんがえを巡めぐらします	考かんがえを巡めぐらしません
Past polite	考かんがえを巡めぐらしました	考かんがえを巡めぐらしませんでした
Past	考かんがえを巡めぐらした	考かんがえを巡めぐらさなかった
Te-form	考かんがえを巡めぐらして	考かんがえを巡めぐらさないで
Desire	考かんがえを巡めぐらしたい	考かんがえを巡めぐらしたくない
Potential	考かんがえを巡めぐらせる	考かんがえを巡めぐらせない
Passive	考かんがえを巡めぐらされる	考かんがえを巡めぐらされない
Causative	考かんがえを巡めぐらさせる	考かんがえを巡めぐらさせない
Causative passive	考かんがえを巡めぐらさせられる	考かんがえを巡めぐらさせられない
Volitional	考かんがえを巡めぐらそう
Polite volitional	考かんがえを巡めぐらしましょう
Imperative	考かんがえを巡めぐらせ	考かんがえを巡めぐらすな
Conditional	考かんがえを巡めぐらせば	考かんがえを巡めぐらさなければ
Tara conditional	考かんがえを巡めぐらしたら	考かんがえを巡めぐらさなかったら

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-su)

contemplate; ponder; turn over in one's mind

Used when one thinks deeply or at length about something, often with a nuance of letting thoughts wander or revolve around a topic.

Kanji

考consider, think over
巡patrol, go around, circumference

Related words

考かんがえる
考える is the general verb for 'to think'; 考えを巡らす is more deliberate and often implies a prolonged, reflective process.
思おもい巡めぐらす
思い巡らす is similar but uses 思い (thoughts/feelings) instead of 考え (ideas/reasoning), often with a more emotional or imaginative nuance.

Built from

考かんがえる+巡めぐらす

Written forms

考かんがえを巡めぐらす
Standard kanji spelling for this expression.
考かんがえをめぐらす
Kana spelling of the verb part; common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Combination of 考え (thought) + を (object marker) + 巡らす (to let revolve, to turn). The verb 巡らす itself derives from 巡る (to go around) with a causative nuance, giving the expression a sense of 'making one's thoughts go around'.