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