謀
謀 — Conspire
conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme
On’yomiボウ (bou)
On’yomiム (mu)
Kun’yomiはかる (hakaru)
Kun’yomiたばかる (tabakaru)
Kun’yomiはかりごと (hakarigoto)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 謀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参謀 | さんぼう sanbou | staff officer; military staff; adviser |
| 陰謀 | いんぼう inbou | plot; intrigue; scheme |
| 共謀 | きょうぼう kyoubou | conspiracy; collusion; complicity |
| 首謀 | しゅぼう shubou | plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader |
| 無謀 | むぼう mubou | reckless; thoughtless; rash |
| 謀略 | ぼうりゃく bouryaku | scheme; plot; artifice |
Study notes
謀 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1370 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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