JLPT N3 · Adverb

思わず (omowazu)

思わず (おもわず, omowazu) is a Japanese adverb meaning “unconsciously; involuntarily”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おもわず
Romaji: omowazu
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

unconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively; reflexively; spontaneously · adverb

Example sentences

彼は思わず笑った。

He laughed in spite of himself.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 思わず

思

thinkシ・おも.う・おもえら.く · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 思わず.

思うおもうto think思い出すおもいだすto recall思想しそうthought意思いしintention思い出おもいでmemories不思議ふしぎwonderful思い付くおもいつくto think of思い切りおもいきりto one's heart's content思い込むおもいこむto be convinced (that)思いっ切りおもいっきりto one's heart's content思いっきりおもいっきりto one's heart's content思い掛けないおもいがけないunexpected思考しこうthought思い付きおもいつきidea

Source: JMdict entry 1309460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.