慮 means “consideration, concern”

りょ · ryo

Also: prudence, thought, consider

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おもんぱくる, おもんぱかる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リョ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A tiger (虍) looming over thought (思): picture thinking hard with danger close by. 慮 is careful thought: 配慮 is consideration for others, 考慮 taking into account, and 遠慮 holding back, as in signs that say ご遠慮ください, please refrain.

Used in 遠慮 (enryo, reserve/holding back), 配慮 (hairyo, consideration), and 考慮 (kouryo, taking into account)

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