謀 means “plot, scheme”

ぼう · bou

Also: conspire, cheat, impose on, plan

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はかる, たばかる, はかりごと

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ボウ, ム

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 16 strokes

The story

Words (言) about a certain (某) someone, whispered behind closed doors: a plot. 陰謀 is a conspiracy, 首謀者 the ringleader, and 無謀, without any plan at all, is reckless, like climbing Fuji in sneakers.

Used in 陰謀 (inbou, conspiracy), 無謀 (mubou, reckless), and 首謀者 (shubousha, ringleader)

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• 拐 kidnap
• 詐 fraud
• 欺 deceive
• 殴 hit
• 窃 steal
• 賊 bandit
• 賂 bribe
• 拉 abduct
• 偽 fake
• 唆 suggest
• 賄 bribe

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.