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

  1. to intend (to do)
  2. to think of (doing)
  3. to plan
  4. to come up with
  5. to think up
  6. to contrive
  7. to devise
  8. 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 4255 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

考え合せる

かんがえあわせる

to take (all of) 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

考え込む

かんがえこむ

to ponder

Example Sentences

2

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.

げんいんをかんがえるのはたいせつだ。

It is important to examine the cause.