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Kanji Detail for 謀 - "to plan, to plot"

謀

  • Meaning

    謀 means "to plan, to plot." Also associated with to consult.

    1. Plan - To devise a strategy.

    2. Plot - To scheme; to conspire.

    3. Consult - To discuss and plan together.

  • Words using 謀

    • 参謀 さんぼう Listen staff officer; military staff; adviser
    • 陰謀 いんぼう Listen plot; intrigue; scheme
    • 共謀 きょうぼう Listen conspiracy; collusion; complicity
    • 首謀 しゅぼう Listen plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader

  • Four-character idioms with 謀

    • 権謀術数 けんぼうじゅっすう Listen trickery; wiles; finesse
    • 権謀術策 けんぼうじゅっさく Listen trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others
    • 深慮遠謀 しんりょえんぼう Listen deep design and forethought; a farsighted and deeply laid plan
    • 深謀遠慮 しんぼうえんりょ Listen far sight and deep design
    • 神算鬼謀 しんさんきぼう Listen inscrutable stratagem; ingenious scheme
    • 遠謀深慮 えんぼうしんりょ Listen deep design and forethought; farsighted and deeply-laid plan

  • Tattoo check: 謀

    • Verified meaning: to plan, to plot
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえた, すえだ, すえつむ, すえのぶ)
    • Also carries these associations: to consult

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 謀

    Surnames 謀(すえた)Listen 謀(すえだ)Listen 謀(すえつむ)Listen 謀(すえのぶ)Listen 謀(ほうしま)Listen 謀(ほうだ)Listen 謀(まつだ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    plan, scheme; stratagem

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to plan; to seek; scheme

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to plan, to scheme; strategem

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To plan and measure. Planning ahead is called 謀. Such as 參謀 (staff officer), 謀生 (making a living). | Seeking by working is called 謀. Such as doing business is called 謀生 (earning a living). Today meeting someone is called 謀面 (seeking a meeting), meaning planning for an encounter. Expression from the Book of Documents. Meaning planning for what to discuss face-to-face.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

    mu(ム) ム

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    haka.ru(はか-る) はか-る

    hakarigoto(はかりごと) はかりごと

    tabaka.ru(たばか-る) たばか-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to plan to plot to consult scheme strategy conspiracy conspire devise intrigue maneuver tactic subterfuge machination

Sentences including 謀

  • It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

  • Nothing is without risk.

  • They entangled him in a plot.

  • His reckless driving brought about his death.

  • He gets a kick out of reckless driving.

  • They were at the bottom of the scheme.

  • His death was owing to his reckless driving.

  • He was the brains behind the plot.

  • I saw through their plot at once.

  • We found out their plot before they took their actions.

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