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宏謨 (こうぼ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

宏こう謨ぼ

Meanings

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noun

great plan; grand policy

A formal, literary term for a large-scale plan or national policy. Rarely used in modern Japanese; mostly found in historical or political texts.

その政せい治じ家かは国こっ家かの宏こう謨ぼを語かたった。
The politician spoke of a grand national plan.

Written forms

宏こう謨ぼUsage100%
Rare kanji spelling; 宏 means 'broad' and 謨 means 'plan' or 'policy'. This form is not in common use.
洪こう謨ぼ
Variant kanji spelling using 洪 ('vast') instead of 宏. Equally rare.
鴻こう謨ぼ
Variant kanji spelling using 鴻 ('large bird' or 'great'). Equally rare.

Kanji

宏wide, large

謨plan, deliberate

洪deluge, flood, vast

鴻large bird, wild goose, large

Similar words

大たい計けい
大計 also means 'grand plan' but is slightly more common and can be used in business contexts.
大たい綱こう
大綱 refers to 'fundamental principles' or 'outline', whereas 宏謨 emphasizes the grandness of the plan itself.

Etymology

Composed of 宏 (broad, vast) and 謨 (plan, strategy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango) likely coined in literary or political contexts.