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深謀遠慮 (しんぼうえんりょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

深しん謀ぼう遠えん慮りょ

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ん

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りょ

Meanings

1

noun

far sight and deep design; foresight and careful planning

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo describing thorough, far-reaching planning and deep consideration. Often used in formal or literary contexts to praise strategic thinking.

彼かれの深しん謀ぼう遠えん慮りょにはいつも感かん心しんさせられる。
I am always impressed by his far-sighted and deep planning.

この

政せい

策さく

は

深しん

謀ぼう

遠えん

慮りょ

に

基もと

づい

て

策さく

定てい

さ

れ

た

。

This policy was formulated based on careful foresight and deep consideration.

Kanji

深deep, heighten, intensify
謀conspire, cheat, impose on
遠distant, far
慮prudence, thought, concern

Similar words

深しん慮りょ遠えん謀ぼう
A variant yojijukugo with the same meaning; the order of the characters is reversed, but it is less common.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 深 (deep), 謀 (plan, scheme), 遠 (far), and 慮 (consideration). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it follows classical Chinese patterns of four-character idioms expressing profound strategic thought.