Japanese

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Alternative spelling
思いを馳せる

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 馳思.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [o̞mo̞i o̞ ha̠se̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

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おもいはせる (omoi o haseruおもひをはせる (omofiwofaseru)?ichidan (stem おもいをはせ (omoi o hase), past おもいをはせた (omoi o haseta))

  1. "to send one's thoughts running a long distance": to think of a faraway something or someone

Conjugation

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