ボウ, ム, はか.る, たばか.る, はかりごと

conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive

JLPT1 G7 S16 F1370

As per # (dark) + 言 words → (figuratively dark) conspiracy (compare 謨) → *conspire*; *plot*; *intrigue*.

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