Word Meaning 考える

かんがえる kangaeru

考える is read as かんがえる (kangaeru) and means to intend (to do).

Meaning

English

to intend (to do)
to think of (doing)
to plan
to come up with
to think up
to contrive
to devise
to consider

Reading

Kana

かんがえる

Romaji

kangaeru

Writing Variants

勘える かんがえる kangaeru
稽える かんがえる kangaeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 3960 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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考え合わせる

かんがえあわせる

to take (all of) into consideration

考慮に入れる

こうりょにいれる

to take into consideration

考え

かんがえ

idea

考え方

かんがえかた

way of thinking

考古学

こうこがく

archaeology

考え出す

かんがえだす

to think out

考えてみれば

かんがえてみれば

if you think about it

考慮

こうりょ

consideration

考証

こうしょう

investigation into historical evidence

考案

こうあん

plan

考察

こうさつ

consideration

考査

こうさ

examination

Example Sentences

将来について真剣に考えるべきだ。

しょうらいについてしんけんにかんがえるべきだ。

We should seriously think about the future.

原因を考えるのは大切だ。

げんいんをかんがえるのはたいせつだ。

It is important to examine the cause.

なぜそう考えるの？

What makes you think so?

その時に考えるよ。

I'll just cross that bridge when I come to it.

フランス語で考える？

Do you think in French?

そう深刻に考えるな。

Don't take it so hard!

こう考える人もいます。

One would think so.

考える時間ちょうだい。

Give me some time to think.

考える時間が必要です。

I need some time to think about it.

考える時間をください。

Give me some time to think it over.

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