Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbpensar;sentir;creer;pensar;sentir
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto think;to consider;to believe;to reckon
想う has connotations of heart-felt
晴れだと思うよ。
I think it will be sunny.
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto think (of doing);to plan (to do)
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto judge;to assess;to regard
状況は深刻だと思いますか。
Do you regard the situation as serious?
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto imagine;to suppose;to dream
我々が思っているほどには、それほど我々は幸福でもなければ、不幸でもない。
We are never as happy or as unhappy as we imagine.
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto expect;to look forward to
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto feel;to be (in a state of mind);to desire;to want
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto care (deeply) for;to yearn for;to worry about;to love
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Godan verb with 'u' endingtransitive verbto recall;to remember
Other forms
想う 【おもう】 · 憶う 【おもう】 (rarely used kanji form) · 念う 【おもう】 (rarely used kanji form) · 懐う 【おもう】 (search-only kanji form) · 惟う 【おもう】 (search-only kanji form) · 意う 【おもう】 (search-only kanji form)