# 思 think

田 (rice field) + (bottomheart)
★★★★★
9 strokes

## Onyomi

SHI |

## Mnemonic

| SHE's so into rice, when she thinks about a paddy, her heart starts racing.

## Kunyomi

( と ) おも＊う | To think (BOOBOO: 思う　should not be confused with the other 'think' (考える　（かんがえる））. 思う is like, "I think your Moms is the source of the fungus." "I think the theater is over there." 考える is more like thinking to solve a problem: thinking about physics or math. ★★★★★

## Jukugo

思い出す(おもいだす) | remember ★★★★★ 思 (think) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 思い出す (remember) to remember something This word uses the particle を　（even though plain ole' 思う uses と !!) （BOOBOO: don't do like me and spend 3 years confusing 思い出す with 覚える、 which means 'to memorize.')
思い出(おもいで) | a memory ★★★★☆ 思 (think) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 思い出 (a memory) a specific memory (BOOBOO : GENERAL memory - as in, "I'm losing my memory!" - is a different word : 記憶 (きおく))
思い出せない(おもいだせない) | I don't remember ★★★☆☆ 思 (think) + 出 (pull out / hand over) = 思い出せない (I don't remember)

## Used In

- 慮

## Synonyms

discreet, prudent 弁える 慎重 思慮深い 用心
memorize vs. remember 覚える 思い出す
memory 思い出 記憶
mysterious, odd 妙な 奇妙な 不思議
mystery, mysterious, weird 謎 不思議 ふかかい
spaced-out, forgetful, absent-minded 忘れっぽい ぼんやりしてる 忘れる 思い出すせない
systematic, methodical 系統 体系てきに 慎重に考える 思料深い 数量化
wish 希望 意思 願い 野心 望み 志す