Word Meaning 思われる

おもわれる omowareru

思われる is read as おもわれる (omowareru) and means to seem.

Meaning

English

  1. to seem
  2. to appear

Reading

Kana

おもわれる

Romaji

omowareru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 86763 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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 ...

思いやられる

おもいやられる

to be worried about

Example Sentences

10

It seems that there was a misunderstanding.

She seems to have been ill.

It seems to me that he is honest.

Nothing seems to grow in this soil.

The children appear to be suffering from Kawasaki disease.

It seems to me that she is a little selfish.

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

There does not seem to be any difference of meaning between the two constructions.

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.