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図る (はかる): to plot, to attempt, to devise, to design, to refer A to B — Japanese vocabulary

図る is read はかる and means "to plot, to attempt, to devise, to design, to refer A to B". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

図る

Reading
はかる · hakaru
Translation
to plot, to attempt, to devise, to design, to refer A to B
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
はかるが

Example

その著名な詩人は自分の書斎で自殺を図ろうとした。

そのちょめいなしじんはじぶんのしょさいでじさつをはかろうとした。

The prominent poet attempted to commit suicide in his study.

Kanji in this word

  • 図 — diagram, plan

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