思い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
思
おも Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

omopi > omoɸi > omowi > omoi. The nominalized form of the verb 思う (omou). While not etymologically related, in the historical spelling, the final ひ was often associated with homophonous 火 (hi, “fire”), i.e. "emotions as hot as fire".

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おも​い [òmóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [o̞mo̞i]

Noun

思(おも)い • (omoi) ^{←おもひ (omofi)?}

1. thought
2. feeling, emotion, sentiment

Synonyms

• 想(おも)い (omoi)

Suffix

思(おも)い • (-omoi) ^{←おもひ (omofi)?}

1. considerate of; caring about

   友達(ともだち)思(おも)い

   tomodachi-omoi

   caring about one's friends