Kanji N1

慮: prudence, thought, concern

慮 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning prudence, thought, concern, written with 15 strokes. It is read リョ (on) and おもんぱくる, おもんぱかる (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 配慮 (はいりょ, consideration) and 考慮 (こうりょ, consideration).

慮

Meanings

  • prudence
  • thought
  • concern
  • consider
  • deliberate
  • fear
Strokes15
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#916 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • リョ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • おもんぱくる
  • おもんぱかる

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 慮

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 配慮はいりょ

    consideration; concern; attention

    JLPT N1
  • 考慮こうりょ

    consideration; taking into account

    JLPT N3
  • 遠慮えんりょ

    reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty

    JLPT N4
  • 苦慮くりょ

    racking one's brains; worrying oneself

  • 憂慮ゆうりょ

    anxiety; concern; fear

  • 不慮ふりょ

    unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

  • 熟慮じゅくりょ

    deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration

  • 思慮しりょ

    prudence; discretion; thought; consideration

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.