Word Meaning 思い倦ねる

おもいあぐねる omoiaguneru

思い倦ねる is read as おもいあぐねる (omoiaguneru) and means to rack one's brains without getting anywhere.

Meaning

English

  1. to rack one's brains without getting anywhere
  2. to mull over endlessly
  3. to be unable to make up one's mind

Reading

Kana

おもいあぐねる

Romaji

omoiaguneru

Writing Variants

  • 思いあぐねる おもいあぐねる omoiaguneru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 143569 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

思いやる

おもいやる

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

思い当たる節がある

おもいあたるふしがある

to have something (likely) come to mind

思案に余る

しあんにあまる

to be at wit's end