考
コウ, かんが.える, かんが.え, たか
consider, think over
JLPT4 G2 S6 F196
A variant of 丂# as described in 号 (extend then bend) + 耂 an abbreviated form of 老 (aged) → elderly person with a bent back (compare 久). *Think* and *consider* are borrowed meanings, via 攷. Extended meanings include *idea*; *opinion*; *suggestion*; *intention*; *discretion*; *expectations*; *imagination*; *reflect on*; *prepare* (for); *intend to*; *expect* (that); *imagine* (that); and *contrive* (to). 考 also refers to one's deceased father; the character for one's deceased mother is 妣.
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