惟

consider; reflect; think

11 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2246.

Readings

• イ (on reading): 思惟 (しい) thought; 半跏思惟像 (はんかしいぞう) statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)
• ユイ (on reading)
• おもんみる (kun reading)
• これ (kun reading)
• おもうに (kun reading)
• Read as a whole word: 惟神 (かんながら) as a god; 惟神の道 (かんながらのみち) the Way of the Gods

Components

• 忄
• 隹
• ⺖ radical heart, left-side form of 心
• 隹 radical short-tailed bird

Kanji containing 惟

• 罹 catch

Words using 惟

• 思惟 (しい) thought
• 半跏思惟像 (はんかしいぞう) statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)
• 惟神 (かんながら) as a god
• 惟神の道 (かんながらのみち) the Way of the Gods
• 惟る (おもいみる) to reflect carefully

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists