思い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
思
おも
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

omopi > omoɸi > omowi > omoi. The nominalized form of the verb 思う (omou). While not etymologically related, in the historical spelling, the final ひ was often associated with homophonous 火 (hi, “fire”), i.e. "emotions as hot as fire".

Pronunciation

Noun

思(おも)い • (omoi) ←おもひ (omofi)?

  1. thought
  2. feeling, emotion, sentiment

Synonyms

Verb

思(おも)い • (omoi) 

  1. stem or continuative form of 思う (omou)

Suffix

思(おも)い • (-omoi) ←おもひ (-omofi)?

  1. considerate of; caring about
    友達(ともだち)思(おも)い
    tomodachi-omoi
    caring about one's friends

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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