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expression, Ichidan verb

  1. to think about, to send one's heart out to, to give more than a passing thought to, to think of something far away, to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おも
 
 
 
 
思いを馳せる おもいをはせる
おも
 
 
 
 
 
思いをはせる おもいをはせる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

think
おも.う シ おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
run, gallop, sail
チ は.せる ジ (Kentei Pre-1)
horse
ま バ うま (2nd, N3)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ