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思う is an exact match with one form of the following word:
思う
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Reading : おもう   
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
3. to judge; to assess; to regard
4. to imagine; to suppose; to dream
5. to expect; to look forward to
6. to feel; to desire; to want
7. to recall; to remember
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 212,737 which gives a rank of 18
思う is the most useful form. 6 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 3,000 (about 386,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 15 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 577
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 2 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
わたし
かのじょ
彼女
いたい
おも

I think I'd like to see her.
きんようび
金曜日
ごろある
おも
います

I think we'll have some in around Friday.
しつもん
質問
ふた
したい
おも
います

I would like to address two questions.
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おもう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 37,000 (about 15,200,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 2 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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想う
BOOST
Reading : おもう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 45,000 (about 11,200,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14324
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念う
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Reading : おもう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 90,000 (about 2,500,000 results)
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懐う
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Reading : おもう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 168,000 (about 451,000 results)
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惟う
BOOST
Reading : おもう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 179,000 (about 403,000 results)
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憶う
BOOST
Reading : おもう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 128,000 results)
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シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
ソウ   ソ    idea, thought   
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ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ネン    idea, thought   
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コン   キン   いま now   
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assembly, gathering   
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katakana fu   
カイ   なつかしむ to look back nostalgically   なつかしい nostalgic   なつける to win over, to endear   なつ to get attached to   ふところ bosom; purse; pocket   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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net
イ   ころも clothes   
heart
おもいみ to reflect carefully   
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little bird
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オク   memory
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イ    idea   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
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