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思わず

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

思わず — “involuntarily, unintentionally, in spite of oneself”

思わず (read おもわず) means involuntarily, unintentionally, in spite of oneself. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a adverb.

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おもわず

Meaning

involuntarily, unintentionally, in spite of oneself

思わず in a sentence

思おもわず笑わらってしまった。

I laughed in spite of myself.

The kanji in 思わず

思to think

Words that share a kanji with 思わず

思い出すおもいだす— to recall, to remember
思い切りおもいきり— to one's heart's content, as hard as one can
思うおもう— to think, to believe, to feel
意思いし— intention, will
思い出おもいで— memory, recollection, memento
思想しそう— thought, ideology
不思議ふしぎ— mysterious, strange, wondrous
思い込むおもいこむ— to be convinced, to assume firmly, to take for granted

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