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.
The politician spoke of a grand national plan.
Rare kanji spelling; 宏 means 'broad' and 謨 means 'plan' or 'policy'. This form is not in common use.
Variant kanji spelling using 洪 ('vast') instead of 宏. Equally rare.
Variant kanji spelling using 鴻 ('large bird' or 'great'). Equally rare.
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.