Is there any difference among 思, 考 and 侖?


According to [List of jōyō
kanji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_j%C5%8Dy%C5%8D_kanji) and
[jisho.org](http://jisho.org) 思, 考 and 侖 mean think. Is there any difference
in meaning and usage in them?




> According to List of joyo kanji and jisho.org 思 , 考 and 侖 mean think. Is
> there any difference in meaning and usage in them?

We don't use each character alone. We say 思{おも}う to mean _think_ or _think of_
and 考{かんが}える to mean _intentionally think about something._

The two together make a noun, 思考｛しこう｝, which means 'thought.' Also each
character creates many words combined with other characters.

We don't use 侖 except as a part of some kanji characters, and so I have no
idea what it is. For the proof,
[デジタル大辞泉](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/srch/all/%E4%BE%96/m1u/) doesn't have
any entry for it, and neither does my printed kanji dictionary.




**思**

This is think as in believe. For example:

> I think she is mad.
>
> 彼女は怒っていると思う。

This kind of think isn't a pondering type of thought, it's spur of the moment
thinking.

* * *

**考**

This is a kind of thinking where you take time. It's what you do when you do
homework, or try to work it out in your mind. For example:

> Hold on, I'm thinking about it.
>
> ちょっとまって、考えています。

* * *

**侖**

I know nothing about this character. Jisho.org does not have any words using
this character. My suspicion is that it's used for names more than it is used
for anything else. You'll likely never see this in daily usage.

