考 think
Also: consider
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- かんが-える
- Strokes
- 6
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 2
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): かんが-える.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Remember it
An old man bends over a curved cane, head down, thinking hard about his long life.
A common word
- 考える かんがえる to think
Example sentences
少し考えてから返事します。
すこしかんがえてからへんじします。
I'll think about it a bit and then reply.
その考えはとてもおもしろいです。
そのかんがえはとてもおもしろいです。
That idea is very interesting.
Don't confuse it with
- 老 old man N3
Kanji that share a part
耂 is its radical.
- 者 person (formal)
- 老 old man N3
丂 is a component.
- 巧 adroit N1
- 朽 decay N1