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Japanese symbol for “imagine”

Romaji: omou
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon

In Japanese, imagine is , read (omou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5u, vt to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
  2. v5u, vt to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. v5u, vt to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. v5u, vt to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. v5u, vt to expect; to look forward to
  6. v5u, vt to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

think
on: シ
kun: おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “imagine”

WordReadingMeaning
かんがえる kangaeruto predict; to anticipate; to expect
おもいえがく omoiegakuto imagine; to picture; to figure
えがきだす egakidasuto delineate; to draw; to express
イマジン imajinimagine
しのぶ shinobuto imagine; to guess; to infer

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おもい omoithought
しそう shisouthought; idea; ideology
おもいで omoidememories; recollections; reminiscence
ふしぎ fushigiwonderful; marvelous; strange
おもわず omowazuunconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively

See also: Chinese symbol for “imagine”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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