考え直す・考えなおす|かんがえなおすkangaenaosu[6]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
考え直す考え直す is the more common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it as your default when writing or typing.
考えなおす考えなおす is a less common written variant of 考え直す. You may encounter it, but beginners should generally choose 考え直す instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
    あなたがそれを考え直かんがえなおして止とめてもらえればと思おもいます。↗
    I hope you'll think better of it.
Conjugation
Dictionary form考え直す(かんがえなおす)
Polite (masu)考え直します(かんがえなおします)
Negative (nai)考え直さない(かんがえなおさない)
polite (masen)考え直しません(かんがえなおしません)
classical zu / nu考え直さず・考え直さぬ(かんがえなおさず・かんがえなおさぬ)
Past (ta)考え直した(かんがえなおした)
polite (mashita)考え直しました(かんがえなおしました)
Past negative (nakatta)考え直さなかった(かんがえなおさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)考え直しませんでした(かんがえなおしませんでした)
Te form考え直して(かんがえなおして)
Potential考え直せる(かんがえなおせる)
Passive考え直される(かんがえなおされる)
Causative考え直させる(かんがえなおさせる)
Causative passive考え直させられる(かんがえなおさせられる)
Conditional (ba)考え直せば(かんがえなおせば)
tara考え直したら(かんがえなおしたら)
Volitional考え直そう(かんがえなおそう)
polite (mashou)考え直しましょう(かんがえなおしましょう)
Imperative考え直せ(かんがえなおせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym思い直すおもいなおすNeutralFocuses on changing a decision already made, often dropping a plan or intention; 「考え直す」 covers rethinking more generally.
  • Synonym再考さいこうWrittenWritten, Sino-Japanese term, usually a noun as in 「再考の余地」; 「考え直す」 is the everyday verb.
  • Related見直しみなおしNeutralReview and revision rather than pure rethinking; typical of systems and plans, as in 「制度の見直し」.
  • Related再検討さいけんとうWrittenWritten register; re-examining and discussing a matter again, common in work and meeting contexts.
  • Related再議さいぎFormalFormal term for re-deliberating a matter at a meeting; 「考え直す」 is not tied to any particular setting.
  • Related再思さいしWrittenWritten word for thinking something over again, but rare; 「考え直す」 is the usual choice.
  • Related再検さいけんWrittenWritten word for rechecking or reinspection, centred on examining rather than thinking, unlike 「考え直す」.

For everyday speech use 「考え直す」 or 「思い直す」. In writing say 「再考」; for reviewing plans or systems at work use 「見直し」 or 「再検討」; for re-deliberation at a meeting use 「再議」. 「再思」 and 「再検」 are rare written words.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. もう一度いちど考かんがえる。
  2. 考かんがえを変かえる。
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