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On'yomi
ボウ・ム
BOU / MU
Kun'yomi
はか.る・たばか.る・はかりごと
hakaru / tabakaru / hakarigoto

conspire · cheat · impose on · plan · devise · scheme · have in mind · deceive

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Strokes16
Frequency#1370
Radicalspeech(7)

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Component Breakdown

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speech + 某

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of words and certain. Planning with words.

Symbolism

Strategy, conspiracy, plot. Represents plotting.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

権謀術数

けんぼうじゅっすう

trickery; wiles; finesse; trickery

深謀遠慮

しんぼうえんりょ

far sight and deep design; far sight and deep design

権謀術策

けんぼうじゅっさく

trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; trickery

深慮遠謀

しんりょえんぼう

deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply laid plan; deep design and forethought

遠謀深慮

えんぼうしんりょ

deep design and forethought; farsighted and deeply-laid plan; deep design and forethought

鳩首謀議

きゅうしゅぼうぎ

go into a huddle (over); hold a secret conference (about); put heads together and conspire; go into a huddle (over)

神算鬼謀

しんさんきぼう

inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme; inscrutable stratagem