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Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

目論もくろみ

mokuromi

plan, scheme

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは自分じぶんの目論見もくろみを漏もらさないように用心ようじんした。

    I was wary of showing my intention.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その目論見もくろみは失敗しっぱいに終おわった。

    The attempt ended in failure.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. しかし日活にっかつは経営けいえいが立たち直なおり、松竹しょうちくの目論もくろみは破やぶれて「日本映画配給にっぽんえいがはいきゅう」は解体かいたい、同年どうねん10月がつには新興しんこうキネマの配給はいきゅうとなる。

    However, Nikkatsu regained its footing, 'Nihon Eiga Haikyu' was liquidated, breaking Shochiku’s plan, and Shinko Kinema became Chiezo Productions' distribution company in October.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 目論

  • 目eyeOnモク・ボクKunめ・ま-
  • 論argument; discourseOnロンKunあげつらう

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