Entry
  1. Noun

    something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; worry

    考え事をしてたら、乗り越してしまった。
    Lost in thought, I missed my stop.
  2. thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

Also written 考えごと【かんがえごと】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

consider, think over

Kun
かんが.えるかんが.え
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
196 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

たか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-4-2, 4-6-4, 3-4-3, 2-4-3, 4-7-4SKIP code
2k4.4The Kanji Dictionary
4420.7Four corner code
1452deroo
8003Unicode hex code
1-25-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3684Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4697New Nelson (John Haig)
3196New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3962Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2039Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2753Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1252Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1341Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
191A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
540Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
197Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28843Morohashi
117A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
541Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
550Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
74sakade
239Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
130henshall3
122Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
63crowley
212Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
1577Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1260Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kao3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level