Word Meaning 思案

しあん shian

思案 is read as しあん (shian) and means careful thought.

Meaning

English

careful thought
consideration
deliberation
reflection
rumination
pondering

Reading

Kana

しあん

Romaji

shian

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 8479 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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思案投首

しあんなげくび

being at one's wit's end

思案顔

しあんがお

pensive (or worried) look on one's face

思案に余る

しあんにあまる

to be at wit's end

思案に暮れる

しあんにくれる

to be lost in thought

引っ込み思案

ひっこみじあん

reserved

鼻先思案

はなさきじあん

superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking

鼻元思案

はなもとじあん

superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking

虚仮の後思案

こけのあとじあん

hindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool)

喉元思案

のどもとじあん

superficial way of thinking

色事は思案の外

いろごとはしあんのほか

love and reason do not go together

恋は思案の外

こいはしあんのほか

love is without reason

凝っては思案に能わず

こってはしあんにあたわず

too much thinking gets you nowhere

Example Sentences

私は引っ込み思案です。

I'm shy.

ここが思案のしどころだ。

This is the point we need to think about.

こいつ、ちょっと引っ込み思案なんだ。

He's a bit shy.

彼女は今までになく引っ込み思案なタイプだ。

She's the most introverted person I've ever met.

私たちは予約をキャンセルすべきかどうか思案した。

We deliberated whether we should cancel the reservation.