JLPT N3 · Noun

考え (kangae)

考え (かんがえ, kangae) is a Japanese noun meaning “thinking; thought”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かんがえ
Romaji
kangae
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept · noun
  2. idea; notion; imagination · noun
  3. intention; plan; design · noun
  4. consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection · noun
  5. wish; hope; expectation · noun

Example sentences

あなたの考えを言ってください。
Please tell me what you think.
私達は他人の考えを尊重するべきです。
We should respect the ideas of others.

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

Kanji in 考え

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 考え.

Source: JMdict entry 1281000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.