“To brood over” in Japanese
Short answer
To brood over in Japanese is “思い詰める” (omoitsumeru). Full meaning: to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of).
Other ways to say “To brood over” in Japanese
思ひ詰る
omoitsumeru to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)
思いつめる
omoitsumeru to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)
想いつめる
omoitsumeru to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)
思ひ詰める
omoitsumeru to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)
突き詰める
tsukitsumeru to investigate thoroughly, to examine closely, to probe into, to get to the bottom of; to be obsessed with a thought, to brood over, to worry about
思ひつめる
omoitsumeru to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)
おもいつめる
omoitsumeru to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)
突きつめる
tsukitsumeru to investigate thoroughly, to examine closely, to probe into, to get to the bottom of; to be obsessed with a thought, to brood over, to worry about
つきつめる
tsukitsumeru to investigate thoroughly, to examine closely, to probe into, to get to the bottom of; to be obsessed with a thought, to brood over, to worry about
つき詰める
tsukitsumeru to investigate thoroughly, to examine closely, to probe into, to get to the bottom of; to be obsessed with a thought, to brood over, to worry about
思ひ詰
omoitsume to think hard, to brood over, to worry too much (about), to torment oneself (with the thought of)
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