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Kotomora

謀

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

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

Readings

On'yomi

  • ボウ
  • ム

Kun'yomi

  • はか.る
  • たばか.る
  • はかりごと

Meaning

謀 centers on using words or thoughts to craft a hidden plan, often with a negative edge: conspiring, scheming, or deceiving. The broader sense of planning or devising something in one's mind is a natural extension of that same idea.

Most common words using 謀

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  • 陰謀いんぼう

    plot; intrigue; scheme

  • 共謀きょうぼう

    conspiracy; collusion; complicity

  • 無謀むぼう
    N1

    reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

  • 参謀さんぼう

    staff officer; military staff

  • 首謀しゅぼう

    plotting; planning (crime, intrigue)

  • 謀略ぼうりゃく

    scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick

  • 謀反むほん

    rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason

  • 策謀さくぼう

    strategy; artifice

  • 謀はかりごと

    plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick

  • 謀るたばかる

    to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; to take in; to dupe; to deceive

  • 謀殺ぼうさつ

    premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder

  • 謀議ぼうぎ

    plot; conspiracy; conference

  • 権謀術数けんぼうじゅっすう

    trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

  • 予謀よぼう

    premeditation; aforethought

  • 共同謀議きょうどうぼうぎ

    conspiracy

  • 共謀共同正犯きょうぼうきょうどうせいはん

    criminal conspiracy (participation in the planning of a crime, but not its execution)

  • 共謀罪きょうぼうざい

    (criminal) conspiracy; conspiracy to commit a crime

  • 共謀者きょうぼうしゃ

    conspirator; accomplice

  • 参謀本部さんぼうほんぶ

    General Staff Headquarters

  • 参謀本部情報総局さんぼうほんぶじょうほうそうきょく

    Chief Administration for Intelligence

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Etymology

謀 combines 言 (words) with 某, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something hidden or unspecified, together suggesting secretive talk or planning.

Meaning mnemonic

Words (言) beside a hidden or unspecified thing (某) create the image of whispered plans and secret schemes. Picture someone leaning close to speak in hushed tones, plotting a conspiracy.

Reading mnemonic

For ボウ, imagine a conspirator tying a bow around a secret plan: bow -> ボウ, and the words (言) seal the scheme.