Word Meaning 陰謀

いんぼう imbou

陰謀 is read as いんぼう (imbou) and means conspiracy.

Meaning

English

conspiracy
agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
plot
intrigue
scheme

Reading

Kana

いんぼう

Romaji

imbou

Writing Variants

隠謀いんぼう imbou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 16766 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

陰謀家

いんぼうか

conspirator

陰謀団

いんぼうだん

cabal

陰謀論

いんぼうろん

conspiracy theory

陰謀を企てる

いんぼうをくわだてる

to plot against

陰謀説

いんぼうせつ

conspiracy theory

陰謀論者

いんぼうろんしゃ

conspiracy theorist

陰謀者

いんぼうしゃ

plotter

私戦予備及び陰謀罪

しせんよびおよびいんぼうざい

(crime of) preparations or plots for private war

火薬陰謀事件

かやくいんぼうじけん

Gunpowder Plot (of 1605)

陰陽

いんよう

cosmic dual forces

陰気

いんき

spirit of yin

陰性

いんせい

negative (result)

Example Sentences

ハッキリ言って、この「陰謀説」はナンセンスだと思う。

To be frank, I think this 'conspiracy theory' is nonsense.

多くの陰謀論者が、未検証な発言を利用してそれらを事実と主張する。

Many conspiracy theorists leverage unverifiable statements and claim them as facts.

その陰謀を画策してる人たちを必要以上に大きく見てしまうことは、まさに彼らの思うツボだと思います。

I think overestimating the people masterminding that conspiracy is exactly what they want.

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