はかりごと

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Japanese

Noun

はかりごと (hakarigoto

  1. , : plan, scheme, plot (especially malicious one)

Usage notes

This is one of a few everyday kanji with a five-mora reading, and one of only three nouns. The only other kanji with five-mora readings are in the verb (うけたまわ) (uketamawaru), in the verb (おもんぱか) (omonpakaru), (こころざし) (kokorozashi) and (みことのり) (mikotonori) (also written as (みことのり) (mikotonori)). No kanji in common use has a six- or more mora reading.