“To ponder” in Japanese
Short answer
To ponder in Japanese is “思い入る” (omoiiru). Full meaning: to ponder, to contemplate.
Other ways to say “To ponder” in Japanese
考え込む
kangaekomu to ponder, to brood
思い回す
omoimawasu to ponder, to recall
思い巡らす
omoimegurasu to think over, to ponder, to ruminate, to reflect
考える
kangaeru to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on); to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration; to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspec
思ひ廻す
omoimawasu to ponder, to recall
考えこむ
kangaekomu to ponder, to brood
かんがえこむ
kangaekomu to ponder, to brood
思い廻らす
omoimegurasu to think over, to ponder, to ruminate, to reflect
思いめぐらす
omoimegurasu to think over, to ponder, to ruminate, to reflect
おもいめぐらす
omoimegurasu to think over, to ponder, to ruminate, to reflect
考る
kangaeru to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on); to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration; to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspec
Looking for the other direction? Search any Japanese word in the Nihoner lexicon, or practise what you have learned in the learning games.