Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 配慮する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 配はい 慮りょ する 配はい 慮りょ しない Polite 配はい 慮りょ します 配はい 慮りょ しません Past polite 配はい 慮りょ しました 配はい 慮りょ しませんでした Past 配はい 慮りょ した 配はい 慮りょ しなかった Te-form 配はい 慮りょ して 配はい 慮りょ しないで Desire 配はい 慮りょ したい 配はい 慮りょ したくない Potential 配はい 慮りょ できる 配はい 慮りょ できない Passive 配はい 慮りょ される 配はい 慮りょ されない Causative 配はい 慮りょ させる 配はい 慮りょ させない Causative passive 配はい 慮りょ させられる 配はい 慮りょ させられない Volitional 配はい 慮りょ しよう Polite volitional 配はい 慮りょ しましょう Imperative 配はい 慮りょ しろ 配はい 慮りょ するな Conditional 配はい 慮りょ すれば 配はい 慮りょ しなければ Tara conditional 配はい 慮りょ したら 配はい 慮りょ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 配はい 慮りょ する to be considerate of someone
He is considerate toward the people around him.
〈 事こと 〉 に 配はい 慮りょ する to take something into consideration
I choose products that take environmental concerns into account.
配はい 慮りょ が 足た りない to lack sufficient consideration
That remark lacked consideration.
配はい 慮りょ を 欠か く to show a lack of consideration
His words and actions showed a lack of consideration.
十じゅう 分ぶん な 配はい 慮りょ をする to give due/sufficient consideration
It's necessary to give elderly people sufficient consideration.
Kanji 配 distribute, spouse, exile 慮 prudence, thought, concern Related words· 13 気配り is proactive, everyday attentiveness to small details, while 配慮 often refers to more deliberate or formal consideration, sometimes with concrete arrangements.
思いやり highlights empathy and compassion for others' feelings, whereas 配慮 focuses on practical consideration and resulting action.
心遣い often refers to a thoughtful gesture or small kindness shown to someone, while 配慮 is broader and can include formal or systemic arrangements.
配慮 stresses thoughtful consideration for others' needs, whereas 留意 is about keeping a matter in mind for one's own conduct.
Show 9 more Show fewer 配慮する is a more formal, often institutional term for showing consideration, whereas 気を利かせる is casual and describes a spontaneous personal act.
配慮 stresses thoughtful care for other people's feelings or circumstances, while 考慮 is a neutral weighing of factors.
配慮 is formal and describes deliberate, careful consideration in official or business settings, whereas 気遣い is warmer and more personal.
配慮 is the standard modern word for consideration or thoughtfulness, while 会釈 in this sense is rare and mostly survives in fixed phrases like 遠慮会釈もなく .
配慮する is a more formal, business-like term for taking something into consideration, while 心を配る has a warmer, more personal nuance of genuine care.
配慮 is the thoughtful consideration behind an action, while 取り計らい is the actual arrangement or handling that results from such consideration.
配慮 is the neutral, positive word for showing consideration toward someone, while 忖度 in this sense often implies excessive or self-serving deference to a superior's presumed wishes.
配慮 is a more formal, often bureaucratic term for taking something into consideration, while 心配り carries a warmer, personal nuance of caring attention.
配慮する is a formal, often business-like term for giving careful consideration or making arrangements, while 気遣う carries a warmer, more personal sense of caring worry.
Word family inconsiderate; thoughtless; insensitive
special needs child; child with special needs
political consideration
environmental impact statement
Etymology Compound of 配 (distribute, arrange) and 慮 (consider, think). The combination conveys the idea of arranging things with careful thought for others.
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