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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

思い

想い、 念い

Reading

Kana: おもい
Romaji: omoi
Kana
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Definitions

1

thought

2

imagination; mind; heart

3

desire; wish; hope; expectation

4

love; affection

Note: e.g. A思いのB for 'B who loves A'
5

feelings; emotion; sentiment; experience

Kanji

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ソウ、 ソ、 おも.う
Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought
Reading: ネン
Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

Example Sentences

そう(おも)います。
➥I agree.
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残念(ざんねん)(おも)います。
➥I feel sorry.
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(わたし)はそう(おも)います。
➥I think so.
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(おも)いは(くち)()る。
➥What the heart thinks, the mouth speaks.
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そう(おも)いますよ。
➥I suppose so.
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(おも)いすごしですよ。
➥Your imagination is running away with you.
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