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考(かんが)

consider, think over

Main reading かんがえる (考(かんが)える) kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

Words with this kanji 162

Words written with this kanji; the label shows how the kanji is read in each word.

下手(へた)な考(かんが)え休(やす)むに似(に)たり hetanakangaeyasumuninitari かんがkun'yomi (Japanese reading)

Rare or specialisedExpression

expression it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

地(ち)球(きゅう)規(き)模(ぼ)で考(かんが)え、足元(、あしもと)から行(こう)動(どう)せよ chikyuukibodekangae、ashimotokarakoudouseyo かんがkun'yomi (Japanese reading)

Rare or specialisedExpression

expression think globally, act locally; think global, act local

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行(い)き過(す)ぎたものであっても、僕(ぼく)は自(じ)分(ぶん)の考(かんが)えをなくしたくない。

I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.

Words:行(い)き過(す)ぎるもので僕(ぼく)自(じ)分(ぶん)考(かんが)えなくす

良(よ)い考(かんが)えだね！

That's a good idea!
That is a good idea.

Other translations (3)

That's a good idea.

Words:良(よ)い考(かんが)えだね

私(わたし)のチョコレートを食(た)べることを考(かんが)えさえしないで。

Don't you even think of eating my chocolate!

Words:私(わたし)チョコレート食(た)べる考(かんが)えしなう