The kanji 謀: meaning, readings and stroke order

謀

Meaning: scheme, plot
On reading: ボウ bou、ム* mu
Kun reading: はか（る） hakaru
Strokes: 16
Radical: 言 speech
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: mưu kế, mưu tính (mưu)
Japanese: はかりごと。たくらむ。
Korean: 꾀, 꾀하다 (모)
Chinese: 计谋、谋划 (谋)

Readings, words and example sentences

ボウ bou · on reading · less common

無む謀ぼう
reckless
無む謀ぼうなちょうせんはしません。
I don't take on reckless challenges.

はか（る） hakaru · kun reading · less common

謀はかる
to plot, to scheme
ひそかに何かを 謀はかります。
They are secretly plotting something.

* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.