How to say "consider" in Japanese

• 思うおもうJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'consider' as holding an opinion or view: 'I consider him a friend.' The judgment is felt rather than reasoned out step by step, making it the everyday choice for personal opinions.
  晴はれだと思おもうよ。↗

  I think it will be sunny.
• みなすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers 'consider to be': judging or treating one thing as another, close to 'regard as' or 'deem'. Typical of rules and official wording, where something is deemed valid or void; usually written in kana.
  私はその男おとこを敵てきと見みなした。↗

  I regarded the man as an enemy.
• 考えるかんがえるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe main word for 'consider' as deliberate thought: weighing a plan, offer, or problem before deciding. Also covers 'take into consideration' or 'allow for', as in factoring something into your thinking.
• 存じるぞんじるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbHumble language: the counterpart of 思う, used for 'I think/consider that...' about your own view when addressing a superior or client, as in polite business messages.
  ご援助えんじょできないのが残念ざんねんに存ぞんじます。↗

  I regret that I can't help you.
• 案じるあんじるJLPT N1approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbSeldom the word you want for plain 'consider': it really means to think out, work out, or devise something such as a plan, so reach for it only when 'consider' implies devising.

Use 「考える」 for thinking something over, 「思う」 for holding an opinion, 「みなす」 for judging something to be the case, 「存じる」 as the humble 'I think', and 「案じる」 chiefly for devising plans rather than considering.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 思うおもうto think
• みなすto regard (as)
• 鑑みるかんがみるto take into account
• 思い合わせるおもいあわせるto consider (all the circumstances)
• 視野に入れるしやにいれるto consider
• 目するもくするto regard (as)
• 目すもくすto regard (as)
• 考えるかんがえるto consider
• 汲むくむto consider (feelings, the situation, etc.)
• 顧みるかえりみるto consider
• 存じるぞんじるto think
• 案じるあんじるto think out (e.g. a plan)
• 存ずるぞんずるto think
• 酌むくむto consider (feelings, the situation, etc.)
• 巡らすめぐらすto think over
• 案ずるあんずるto think out (e.g. a plan)