思い・想い・念い|おもいomoi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounthought
2. nounimagination; mind; heart
3. noundesire; wish; hope; expectation
4. noun, suffixlove; affectione.g. Ａ思いのＢ for 'B who loves A'
5. nounfeelings; emotion; sentiment; experience
   遠方えんぽうに明あかりが見みえたとき私わたしたちはほっとする思おもいだった。↗

   We felt relieved when we saw a light in the distance.

• Synonym気持ちきもちNeutralFeelings and moods; the most conversational of these words, as in 「気持ちがいい」. 思い stresses the thoughts and feelings one holds in the heart.
• Synonym念ねんWrittenWritten style. A thought or feeling held in the mind, as in 「感謝の念」, and also attention, as in 「念を入れる」. 思い is more colloquial.
• Synonym心持ちこころもちNeutralMood or disposition; also used as an adverb meaning 'slightly'. 思い stresses the thoughts one holds in the heart.
• Synonym意中いちゅうWrittenWritten style for what one has set one's heart on, as in 「意中の人」. 思い is broader.
• Synonym了見りょうけんNeutralOne's ideas, intentions or outlook, and also forgiveness, as in 「了見が狭い」. 思い stresses the emotions held in the heart.
• Synonym心緒しんしょWrittenWritten style for one's state of mind or emotions. 思い is more colloquial and stresses the thoughts in one's heart.
• Synonym想念そうねんWrittenWritten style for ideas and conceptions that come to mind. 思い stresses the feelings one holds in the heart.
• Related願いねがいNeutralA wish or request. 思い is broader, covering feelings of longing as well.
• Related願がんNeutralThe same word as the entry above, 「願い」, also written 「願」: a wish or request. 思い is broader.
• Related志望しぼうNeutralOne's ambition for a school or job one wants to enter. 思い stresses the feelings held in the heart.
• Related念願ねんがんNeutralA long-cherished wish, as in 「念願の夢」. 思い is broader.
• Related望みのぞみNeutralHope or expectation. 思い stresses the feelings one holds in the heart.
• Related感じかんじNeutralA feeling or impression, as in 「いい感じ」. 思い stresses the feelings held in the heart.
• Related気分きぶんNeutralA momentary mood, as in 「気分転換」. 思い stresses the thoughts and feelings held in the heart.
• Related感情かんじょうNeutralEmotions, treated somewhat objectively, as in 「感情的」. 思い stresses what one holds in the heart.
• Related気味きみNeutralRead 「きみ」, a feeling, as in 「気味が悪い」; as a suffix read 「ぎみ」, a tendency, as in 「風邪気味」. 思い stresses one's feelings.
• Related情じょうNeutralEmotion and human warmth or attachment, as in 「情が移る」. 思い stresses the thoughts held in the heart.
• Related心地ここちNeutralHow an experience feels to body or mind, as in 「夢心地」. 思い stresses the thoughts in one's heart.
• Related思惑おもわくNeutralCalculations or schemes, and how others see things, as in 「世間の思惑」. 思い is about one's own feelings.
• Related憧れあこがれNeutralYearning or admiration for someone or something. 思い is broader, covering longing as well.
• Related夢ゆめNeutralA dream or aspiration. 思い stresses the thoughts and feelings held in the heart.
• RelatedフィーリングNeutralLoanword for a feeling or for rapport between people, as in 「フィーリングが合う」. 思い stresses one's feelings.
• Related期待きたいNeutralExpectation of something desirable. 思い stresses the feelings held in the heart.
• Related希望きぼうNeutralHope or wishes, somewhat formal. 思い stresses the feelings held in the heart.
• Related予想よそうNeutralPredicting how something will turn out. 思い stresses the feelings held in the heart.
• Related情緒じょうちょNeutralCharm or atmosphere of a thing or place, as in 「異国情緒」. 思い stresses the thoughts in one's heart.
• Related気色きしょくNeutralMood and the look on one's face, as in 「気色が悪い」. 思い stresses the thoughts in one's heart.
• Related感かんNeutralMostly a suffix for a feeling, as in 「達成感」. 思い stresses the thoughts in one's heart.

Use 「思い」 for thoughts, longings and feelings held in the heart, as in 「思いを伝える」. For everyday feelings say 「気持ち」, for a passing mood 「気分」, for wishes 「願い」 or 「望み」, and for calculations 「思惑」. Impressions take 「感じ」 or the suffix 「感」, emotions 「感情」, 「情」 or 「情緒」, and hopes and ambitions 「夢」, 「希望」, 「期待」, 「念願」 or 「志望」. 「念」, 「心緒」, 「想念」 and 「意中」 are written-style; the rest are neutral.

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

1. （思おもい、想おもい）心こころの中なかにある感情かんじょうや気持きもち。おもうこと。思慮しりょ。
2. おもったもの。考かんがえ。
3. 期待きたい。予期よき。想像そうぞう。
4. 願望がんぼう。のぞみ。
5. 空想くうそう。もの思おもい。
6. 恋情れんじょう。思慕しぼ。
7. 心残こころのこり。うらみ。
8. 体験たいけんからもたらされる感情かんじょう。感情かんじょうを伴ともなう経験けいけん。
9. （他たの名詞めいしについて）気きにかけたり親切しんせつにしたりする性質せいしつ。
10. 「おもう」の連用形れんようけい。