慮
prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear
Readings
On'yomi
- リョ
Kun'yomi
- おもんぱく.る
- おもんぱか.る
Nanori
- ぜ
Meaning
慮 centers on careful mental processing: thinking something through, weighing concerns, and acting with prudence. The fear sense is a natural extension of worrying about outcomes.
Most common words using 慮
20 of 64- 考慮こうりょN2
consideration; taking into account
- 配慮はいりょN2
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care; trouble
- 遠慮えんりょN4
reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness
- 遠慮なくえんりょなく
without reservation; freely; frankly
- 思慮しりょ
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
- 憂慮ゆうりょ
anxiety; concern; fear
- 不慮ふりょN1
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
- 熟慮じゅくりょ
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration
- 苦慮くりょ
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
- 慮るおもんばかる
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
- 無慮むりょ
approximately
- ご遠慮くださいごえんりょください
please refrain (from)
- 無遠慮ぶえんりょN1
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
- 一徹短慮いってつたんりょ
stubborn and short-tempered
- 不慮の外ふりょのほか
totally unexpected; completely unforeseen
- 再考慮さいこうりょ
reconsideration
- 凡慮ぼんりょ
ordinary minds; ordinary men
- 千慮せんりょ
much thought
- 千慮の一失せんりょのいっしつ
the mistake of a wise man
- 千慮一失せんりょいっしつ
mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person
Study
Etymology
慮 combines 虍 (tiger) with 思 (think). The tiger component likely contributes sound, while 思 provides the core meaning of thinking or considering. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the phono-semantic structure is broadly accepted.
Meaning mnemonic
A tiger (虍) sits outside while you think (思) inside. To survive, you must carefully consider every move—that's prudence and concern.
Reading mnemonic
For リョ, imagine a thoughtful lion (ライオン) pondering its next move: lion -> リョ, and the lion's careful deliberation matches the kanji's meaning.