Word Meaning 思いをはせる

おもいをはせる omoiohaseru

思いをはせる is read as おもいをはせる (omoiohaseru) and means to think about.

Meaning

English

to think about
to send one's heart out to
to give more than a passing thought to
to think of something far away
to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

Reading

Kana

おもいをはせる

Romaji

omoiohaseru

Writing Variants

思いを馳せる おもいをはせる omoiohaseru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 88217 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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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

思いがする

おもいがする

to feel as though ...