Mnemonic
A farmer stands alone in his field at sunset, one hand pressed to his heart, trying to think about what to plant next season. The heart pounds beneath his chest, echoing a pulse of emotion. You think best when your hand is rooted on your heart, letting the quiet beat calm your restless mind.
Additional thoughts
Visualize the kanji structure: field (田) sits on top of heart (心). Picture thoughts literally growing out of the soil of your emotions—your heart is the ground, your field is where ideas sprout.Quick recall
Your hand pressed on your heart is when you truly think.Details
The keyword for 思 is think. This kanji represents the act of thinking, contemplating, or having thoughts and feelings about something. It conveys the idea of mental reflection and consideration, encompassing both intellectual reasoning and emotional pondering. It is one of the most fundamental kanji for expressing cognitive and emotional processes in Japanese.
- On'yomi
- し
- Kun'yomi
- おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す