Moto 考: Consider; Think OverKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コウ
- Kun'yomi
- かんが(える)、かんが(え)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 179 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コウ)
- 参考さんこうreference; consultation
- 選考せんこうselection; screening
- 思考しこうthought; consideration
- 考古学こうこがくarchaeology; archeology
- 考慮こうりょconsideration; taking into account
- 再考さいこうreconsideration
- 考察こうさつconsideration; inquiry
- 一考いっこうconsideration; thought
- 備考びこうnote (for reference); remarks
- 参考書さんこうしょreference book
- 考査こうさexamination; consideration
- 考案こうあんplan; device
- 考証こうしょう(historical) investigation
- 論考ろんこうstudy (of something); discussion
- ご参考までごさんこうまでfor your reference; FYR
- ゼロサム思考ゼロサムしこうzero-sum thinking
- プラス思考プラスしこうpositive thinking
- マイナス思考マイナスしこうpessimism; negative thinking
- 中間考査ちゅうかんこうさmidterm examination
- 人事考課じんじこうかmerit (ability, efficiency) rating; employee performance evaluation
- 人物考査じんぶつこうさpersonality test; personality assessment
- 人間の思考にんげんのしこうhuman thought
- 備考欄びこうらんnotes; remarks (reference) column
- 先考せんこう(one's) late father
- 入学考査にゅうがくこうさentrance examination
- 再考察さいこうさつreconsideration
- 再考慮さいこうりょreconsideration
- 冷戦型思考れいせんがたしこうCold War mentality
- 動物考古学どうぶつこうこがくarchaeozoology; archeozoology
- 勘考かんこうconsideration
- 千思万考せんしばんこうdeep meditation; mature consideration
- 参考にするさんこうにするto refer to; to use as reference
- 参考になるさんこうになるto be of use as a reference; to be helpful
- 参考マニュアルさんこうマニュアルreference manual
- 参考人さんこうにんperson given as a reference; witness
- 参考人招致さんこうにんしょうちrequesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)
- 参考品さんこうひんreference materials; specimen for reference
- 参考図書さんこうとしょreference book (work)
- 参考図書館さんこうとしょかんreference library
- 参考文献さんこうぶんけんworks cited; references
- 参考文献一覧さんこうぶんけんいちらんbibliography
- 参考書目さんこうしょもくbibliography
- 参考本さんこうぼんreference book
- 参考資料さんこうしりょうreference data
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 考えかんがえthinking; thought
- 考え方かんがえかたway of thinking
- 考えるかんがえるto think (about, of); to think over
- 考えてみればかんがえてみればif you think about it; come to think of it
- 考え出すかんがえだすto think out; to devise
- 考え直すかんがえなおすto reconsider; to rethink
- 考え込むかんがえこむto ponder; to brood
- とらわれた考えとらわれたかんがえprejudiced opinion; conventional ideas
- と考えられるとかんがえられるto be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
- どう考えてもどうかんがえてもsurely; clearly
- ものは考えようものはかんがえようthings depend on how you look at them
- よく考えたらよくかんがえたらon closer reflection; on second thought
- 併せ考えるあわせかんがえるto consider together
- 偏った考えかたよったかんがえbiased view (biassed); prejudice
Other readings
- 下手な考え休むに似たりへたなかんがえやすむににたりIt's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; They to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep
- 下手の考え休むに似たりへたのかんがえやすむににたりIt's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; They to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep
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