思う

おもう · omou · JLPT N4 · verb-godan

to think

🧠❤️ 思 = field (田) over heart (心): thoughts grown in the heart

The top of 思 was originally a skull/brain shape, later simplified to 田, sitting above 心 (heart). Brain plus heart explains why 思う covers both thinking and feeling. Sound hook: omou — oh, more thoughts.

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