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企む[たくらむ] (takuramu)

conspire; scheme

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Meaning

企む (たくらむ, takuramu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “conspire; scheme”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼かれは何なにかたくらんでいるようだ

He seems to be plotting something.

彼かれは何なにを企たくらんでいるんだ。

What is he up to?

彼かれは脱税だつぜいしようとたくらんだ。

He schemed to evade tax.

私わたしはその企たくらみに気きづかなかった。

I was not aware of the trick.

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