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権謀 (けんぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

権けん謀ぼう

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Meanings

1

noun

scheme; stratagem; ploy

Refers to cunning political or strategic maneuvering, often with a negative connotation of manipulation.

彼かれは権けん謀ぼう術じゅっ数すうに長たけた政せい治じ家かだ。
He is a politician skilled in political maneuvering.
その計けい画かくは敵てきの権けん謀ぼうによって失しっ敗ぱいした。
The plan failed due to the enemy's stratagem.

Kanji

権authority, power, rights
謀conspire, cheat, impose on

Similar words

策さく略りゃく
策略 is a more general term for strategy or tactics, while 権謀 emphasizes cunning and often political manipulation.
謀ぼう略りゃく
謀略 also means scheme or plot, but 権謀 specifically implies the use of power or authority in the scheme.

Etymology

Compound of 権 (power, authority) and 謀 (plot, scheme). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of scheming using power.