図る (hakaru)
図る (はかる, hakaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to plan; to attempt”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- はかる
- Romaji
- hakaru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to plan; to attempt; to devise · godan verb, transitive
- to plot; to conspire; to scheme · godan verb, transitive · esp. 謀る
- to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek · godan verb, transitive
- to deceive; to trick; to take in · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
その会社は市場を拡大するために最近の製品の多角化を図った。
The firm has recently diversified its products so as to extend its market.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 図る
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 図る | はかる hakaru |
| Polite (~masu) | 図ります | はかります hakarimasu |
| Negative | 図らない | はからない hakaranai |
| Polite negative | 図りません | はかりません hakarimasen |
| Past | 図った | はかった hakatta |
| Polite past | 図りました | はかりました hakarimashita |
| Negative past | 図らなかった | はからなかった hakaranakatta |
| Te-form | 図って | はかって hakatte |
| Potential | 図れる | はかれる hakareru |
| Passive | 図られる | はかられる hakarareru |
| Causative | 図らせる | はからせる hakaraseru |
| Volitional | 図ろう | はかろう hakarou |
| Imperative | 図れ | はかれ hakare |
| Conditional (~ba) | 図れば | はかれば hakareba |
Kanji in 図る
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 図る.
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Source: JMdict entry 1600660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.