How to say thinking in Japanese

考え^★【かんがえkangae】: noun:
thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
idea; notion; imagination
intention; plan; design
consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection
wish; hope; expectation

Example Sentences

これkore 以上ijou 考えkangae てte もmo 無駄muda だda。: It's useless to keep on thinking any more.
私watashi のno ことkoto をwo 凡人bonjin だda とto 思うomou のno はha やめyame てte！: Stop thinking of me as just an average person.
「何nani をwo 考えてるkangaeteru のno？」「別にbetsuni・・・」: "What are you thinking about?" "Nothin'..."
そんなsonna ことkoto をwo 考えkangae ながらnagara『我輩wagahai はha カモKAMO であるdearu』をwo 再見saimi しましたshimashita。: Thinking about those sorts of things, I watched "Duck Soup" again.
何nani がga 原因gen'in でde 彼kare をwo 信用shin'you していないshiteinai のno だろうdarou とto 考えてkangaete みたmita。: I tried thinking about why it was that I didn't trust him.

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