Word Meaning と思われる

とおもわれる toomowareru

と思われる is read as とおもわれる (toomowareru) and means be considered.

Meaning

English

  1. be considered
  2. be deemed
  3. be thought to be

Reading

Kana

とおもわれる

Romaji

toomowareru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 87845 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

と思ったら

とおもったら

at the thought of

思い上がる

おもいあがる

to be conceited

思い切る

おもいきる

to make up one's mind

思いとどまる

おもいとどまる

to give up (an idea or plan)

思い知る

おもいしる

to realize

思い知らせる

おもいしらせる

to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake)

思いやる

おもいやる

to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.)

思い入る

おもいいる

to ponder

思える

おもえる

to seem

思わせる

おもわせる

to make someone believe (something)

思われる

おもわれる

to seem

思いをよせる

おもいをよせる

to give one's heart to

Example Sentences

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She seems to have been ill.

You will be taken for an ill-mannered person if you do so.

I saw a woman who I thought was Mary's mother.

It may not seem like a big deal, but, to me, it's a serious problem.

The sheriff beat the suspect until he was almost dead.

"They say that in a hiring interview, to say one plays piano suggests a disinclination to cooperate and that it's better to say one plays in a choral society or an orchestra." "Who told you that?"

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