This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボウ、ム、はか.る、たばか.る、はかりごと
Romaji: bou, mu, haka.ru, tabaka.ru, hakarigoto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  149
Frequency:  1370
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-9
Korean Reading:  mo
Chinese Reading:  mou2
Unicode:  8b00
JIS:  4B45

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1593
Nelson Index: 4414
New Nelson Index: 5671
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a9.8
Four Corner Index: 0469.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1818
Gakken Index: 1439
Japanese Names Index: 2509
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35756
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0544
Remembering the kanji Index: 1760
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1763
Kodansha Compact Index: 1702
Kanji in Context Index: 1761
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1069
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1439
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1776
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1897
Essential Kanji Index: 1054
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2004
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3064
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1852

Words

(はかりごと)
plan; strategy
陰謀 (いんぼう)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
首謀 (しゅぼう)
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
共謀 (きょうぼう)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity; being in cahoots
無謀 (むぼう)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (scheme, etc.)
参謀 (さんぼう)
staff officer; participating in planning
謀反 (むほん、ぼうはん)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; treason
謀略 (ぼうりゃく)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
謀殺 (ぼうさつ)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
図る (はかる)
to plot; to attempt; to plan; to devise; to design; to take in; to deceive; to aim for; to have something in mind; to refer A to B
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