JLPT N3 · Verb

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

  1. to plan; to attempt; to devise · godan verb, transitive
  2. to plot; to conspire; to scheme · godan verb, transitive · esp. 謀る
  3. to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek · godan verb, transitive
  4. to deceive; to trick; to take in · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私はいろいろな機会を利用して英語の上達をはかった。
I made use of every opportunity to improve my English.
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.

FormJapaneseReading
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.

Source: JMdict entry 1600660 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.