思ふ

Japanese

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

Alternative spellings
想ふ 念ふ 惟ふ 憶ふ 懐ふ

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Verb

思(おも)ふ • (omofu) intransitive ^†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) • (omō) ^{←おもふ (omofu)?}intransitive godan

1. Obsolete spelling of 思う (omou, “to think”)