Word Meaning 思いを馳せる

おもいをはせる omoiohaseru

思いを馳せる 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

思いをはせる おもいをはせる omoiohaseru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 145450 Priority W

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

思い当たる

おもいあたる

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory)

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)

思い詰める

おもいつめる

to think hard

思い余る

おもいあまる

to not know how to act or what to do

思い浮かべる

おもいうかべる

to be reminded of

思いやる

おもいやる

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

思案に余る

しあんにあまる

to be at wit's end

思い設ける

おもいもうける

to anticipate