JLPT N4 · Verb

考える (kangaeru)

考える (かんがえる, kangaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to think (about, of); to think over”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かんがえる
Romaji: kangaeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on) · ichidan verb, transitive
to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration · ichidan verb, transitive
to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude · ichidan verb, transitive
to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan · ichidan verb, transitive
to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

あなたは家族の事を考えるべきです。

You must think of your family.

Tatoeba #232178

人々を幸福にするのは何なのかを考えることは価値がある。

It is worthwhile considering what it is that makes people happy.

Tatoeba #144058

私たちは人をその人の人格を基に判断しようと考えるかもしれないが、それらは一見したところでははっきりわからないものである。

Although we may intend to judge a person on the basis of his or her personal qualities, they are not visible at first sight.

Tatoeba #165582

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

Conjugation of 考える

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	考える	かんがえる kangaeru
Polite (~masu)	考えます	かんがえます kangaemasu
Negative	考えない	かんがえない kangaenai
Polite negative	考えません	かんがえません kangaemasen
Past	考えた	かんがえた kangaeta
Polite past	考えました	かんがえました kangaemashita
Negative past	考えなかった	かんがえなかった kangaenakatta
Te-form	考えて	かんがえて kangaete
Potential	考えられる	かんがえられる kangaerareru
Passive	考えられる	かんがえられる kangaerareru
Causative	考えさせる	かんがえさせる kangaesaseru
Volitional	考えよう	かんがえよう kangaeyou
Imperative	考えろ	かんがえろ kangaero
Conditional (~ba)	考えれば	かんがえれば kangaereba

Kanji in 考える

考

consider, think overコウ・かんが.える・かんが.え · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 考える.

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Source: JMdict entry 1281020 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.