思える

Japanese
Kanji in this term
思
おも
Grade: 2

Etymology

From the potential form of 思(おも)う (omou, “to think, to deem”).

Verb

思(おも)える • (omoeru) ichidan (stem 思(おも)え (omoe), past 思(おも)えた (omoeta))

  1. to seem, to appear
    よさそうに思(おも)える
    yosasō ni omoeru
    it seems good
  2. to be likely, to be inferable, to be believable
    本当(ほんとう)とは思(おも)えない
    hontō to wa omoenai
    not likely to be true
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