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Kotomora

慮

prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes15

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

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  • 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

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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.