思ふ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おも
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
想ふ
念ふ
惟ふ
憶ふ
懐ふ

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Verb

(おも) • (omofuintransitive yodan

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of 思う (omou, to think)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "思ふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 思は おもは omofa
Continuative (連用形) 思ひ おもひ omofi
Terminal (終止形) 思ふ おもふ omofu
Attributive (連体形) 思ふ おもふ omofu
Realis (已然形) 思へ おもへ omofe
Imperative (命令形) 思へ おもへ omofe
Key constructions
Negative 思はず おもはず omofazu
Contrasting conjunction 思へど おもへど omofedo
Causal conjunction 思へば おもへば omofeba
Conditional conjunction 思はば おもはば omofaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 思ひき おもひき omofiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 思ひけり おもひけり omofikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 思ひつ おもひつ omofitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 思ひぬ おもひぬ omofinu
Perfect-continuative tense 思へり
思ひたり
おもへり
おもひたり
omoferi
omofitari
Volitional 思はむ おもはむ omofamu

Verb

思ふ(おもう) • (omouおもふ (omofu)?intransitive godan

  1. obsolete spelling of 思う (omou, to think)