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conspire
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingボウ、ム
Kun readingはか.る、たばか.る、はかりごと
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. conspireRtK
    彼は自分を暗殺しようという陰謀を知らなかった。He was ignorant of the plot to assassinate him.tatoeba
    彼はその陰謀の陰の指導者だった。He was the brains behind the plot.tatoeba
  2. cheat
  3. impose on
  4. plan
  5. devise
  6. scheme
  7. have in mind
  8. deceive
  1. stratagem
  2. plot
  3. trick

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · so-and-so · sweet · wicker basket · picnic basket · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1897

Compound words

陰謀いんぼう
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
共謀きょうぼう
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
参謀さんぼう
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
首謀しゅぼう
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
謀略ぼうりゃく
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
無謀むぼう
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive
隠謀いんぼう
plot
遠謀えんぼう
foresight
権謀けんぼう
scheme
策謀さくぼう
strategy
詭謀きぼう
ruse
共謀者きょうぼうしゃ
conspirator
参謀長さんぼうちょう
chief of staff
権謀術数けんぼうじゅっすう
trickery
私戦予備及び陰謀罪しせんよびおよびいんぼうざい
(crime of) preparations or plots for private war

Additional Examples

彼はその陰謀の陰の指導者だった。
He was the brains behind the plot.tatoeba
彼の無謀な運転が死を招いた。
His reckless driving brought about his death.tatoeba

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