Hanja Analyzer
謀

謀 — mo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
꾀 모
Romanization
mo
English
plan, scheme; stratagem
Mandarin
móu
Japanese on'yomi
ボウ, ム
Japanese kun'yomi
はか.る たばか.る はかりごと
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#1,370 of 2,500
Strokes
16
Radical
言 (149, 9 residual)
Phonetic component
某(매)
Unicode
U+8B00

Parts that make up 謀

  • 言 말씀 언, 심사 화평할 은 혀 위에 표를 더한 모양말하고 적는 일
  • 某 아무 모, 매화나무 매sound 본래 매화나무를 그린 것아무. ‘모·매’ 계열의 소리

How 謀 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 謀 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 某.

Korean example words with 謀

  • 기모奇謀 Korean gloss: 기묘한 꾀
  • 모역謀逆 Korean gloss: 반역을 꾀함
  • 지모智謀 Korean gloss: 슬기로운 꾀
  • 흉모凶謀 Korean gloss: 음흉한 모략이나 꾀
  • 모사謀士 Korean gloss: 남을 도와 꾀를 내는 사람
  • 모려謀慮 Korean gloss: 어떤 일을 꾀하는 깊은 계략
  • 역모逆謀 Korean gloss: 반역을 꾀함. 또는 그런 일
  • 권모權謀 Korean gloss: 때와 형편에 따라 꾀하는 계략
  • 가모嘉謀 Korean gloss: 신하가 임금에게 말하는 좋은 의견
  • 모피謀避 Korean gloss: 피하려고 꾀를 냄. 또는 그렇게 하여 피함
  • 책모策謀 Korean gloss: 어떤 일을 꾸미고 이루어 나가는 약삭빠른 생각
  • 무모無謀 Korean gloss: 앞뒤를 잘 헤아려 깊이 생각하는 신중성이나 꾀가 없음

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 謀

  • 参謀さんぼう staff officer; military staff; adviser
  • 陰謀いんぼう plot; intrigue; scheme
  • 共謀きょうぼう conspiracy; collusion; complicity
  • 首謀しゅぼう plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader
  • 無謀むぼう reckless; thoughtless; rash
  • 謀略ぼうりゃく scheme; plot; artifice
  • 謀議ぼうぎ plot; conspiracy; conference
  • 謀はかりごと plan; scheme; stratagem
  • 策謀さくぼう strategy; artifice
  • 謀反むほん rebellion; revolt; insurrection
  • 権謀術数けんぼうじゅっすう trickery; wiles; finesse
  • 遠謀えんぼう foresight; forethought; far-sighted plan

Characters sharing the phonetic 某

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “매” in Korean.

Other hanja read “모”

Other hanja with radical 言

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