考え|かんがえkangae[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounthinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
   あなたの考かんがえを言いってください。↗

   Please tell me what you think.

   私達わたしたちは他人たにんの考かんがえを尊重そんちょうするべきです。↗

   We should respect the ideas of others.
2. nounidea; notion; imagination
3. nounintention; plan; design
4. nounconsideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection
5. nounwish; hope; expectation

• Synonym意見いけんNeutralA view or opinion you state to others, as in 「意見を述べる」; 考え can also stay unspoken in your head.
• Synonym見解けんかいWrittenWritten word for a view or interpretation of things, as in 「政府の見解」 or 「個人的な見解」.
• Synonym所見しょけんWrittenWritten word for what observation reveals, especially medical findings, as in 「医師の所見」.
• Synonym所論しょろんWrittenWritten term for the argument someone puts forward; rare, mostly in academic commentary.
• SynonymオピニオンNeutralLoanword for a view or opinion, common in news commentary, as in 「オピニオンリーダー」.
• Synonym考え方かんがえかたNeutralA way of thinking or the angle you take, as in 「考え方が違う」; 考え is the thought itself.
• Synonym所存しょぞんFormalFormal, humble word for one's own intention, as in 「努力する所存です」.
• Related意向いこうWrittenWritten word for someone's intention or inclination, as in 「先方の意向」; common in business.
• Related主張しゅちょうNeutralA claim you insist on, as in 「権利を主張する」; stresses holding to your own view.
• Related趣旨しゅしWrittenWritten word for the gist or purpose of something, as in 「会の趣旨」; stresses aim and purport.
• Related魂胆こんたんCasualColloquial, derogatory word for an ulterior motive, as in 「魂胆が見える」.
• Related気きCasualColloquial word for one's mind or willingness, mostly in set phrases like 「行く気がない」.
• Related意思いしNeutralA person's will or intention, as in 「本人の意思」; stresses the desire to do something.
• Related評価ひょうかNeutralA judgement of the value of people or things, as in 「高い評価」; 考え is the thought itself.
• Related意図いとWrittenWritten word for a deliberate intention, as in 「意図的」; stresses having a purpose.
• Related概念がいねんWrittenWritten, abstract word for a concept, often academic, as in 「概念を定義する」.
• Related確信かくしんNeutralA firm conviction, as in 「確信を持つ」; a 考え you believe without doubt.
• Related旨むねWrittenWritten word for the purport or gist of something, as in 「その旨を伝える」.
• Related観念かんねんWrittenWritten word for a notion one holds, as in 「時間の観念」; stresses an established way of seeing.
• Related心づもりこころづもりCasualColloquial word for a plan you keep in mind, as in 「心づもりをしておく」.
• Related思し召しおぼしめしFormalHonorific for the will or wishes of a superior or of God, as in 「神の思し召し」; also used teasingly of a fancy.
• Related作意さくいWrittenWritten word for a creator's intent or a hidden scheme; 考え refers to ideas in general.
• Related腹づもりはらづもりCasualColloquial word for a plan you settle on in your head, as in 「腹づもりがある」.

Default to 「考え」 for an idea or thought. Use 「意見」 for a view you voice, 「見解」 for a written view, 「主張」 for a claim you insist on, 「意図」 or 「意向」 for intentions, 「考え方」 for a way of thinking, 「所存」 to state your own intention humbly, and 「魂胆」 for a bad motive. The rest are narrower: 「所見」 findings, 「趣旨」 and 「旨」 gist, 「観念」 and 「概念」 notions, 「確信」 firm belief, 「心づもり」 and 「腹づもり」 mental plans, 「気」 willingness in set phrases.

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1. 「考かんがえる」の未然形みぜんけい。
2. 「考かんがえる」の連用形れんようけい。
3. （「考かんがえる」の連用形れんようけい名詞めいし化か）「考かんがえる」こと、「考かんがえた」こと、解決かいけつなどの目的もくてきを持もって思おもいめぐらすこと。
4. 考慮こうりょ、思慮しりょ。
5. 発想はっそう、アイデア。
6. 意見いけん、見解けんかい。
7. 意向いこう、心こころづもり。
8. 判断はんだん、見通みとおし、想定そうてい。
9. 強つよい異論いろん。対抗たいこうの意思いしや策さく。