Kana: はかる
Kanji: 図る / 謀る
Romaji: hakaru

Type: Verb
Meaning: to plan, to attempt, to devise, to plot, to conspire, to scheme, to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek, to deceive, to trick, to take in
JLPT level: N1

Example sentences:

わたしが５年のあいだ、州議事堂で、あるいはわたしが彼らの地区を訪問したときに、彼らの地元の有権者と交流を図ってきたのを見てきた。
watashi ga gonen no aida, shuu gijidou de, aruiwa watashi ga karera no chiku o houmon shita toki ni, karera no jimoto no yuukensha to kouryuu o hakatte kita no o mite kita.
For five years they had watched me interact with their constituents, in the state capitol or on visits to their districts.

彼は将軍たちを臆病者と決めつけ、サボタージュを図っている疑いもあると非難した。
kare wa shouguntachi o okubyoumono to kimetsuke, sabotaaju o hakatte iru utagai mo aru to hinan shita.
He went on to reproach his commanders with faint-heartedness, and let them know that he suspected them of trying to sabotage his plans.

隊員たちはまだ生きていることにいくらか驚きつつ再集結を図った。完全に包囲されていた。
taiintachi wa mada ikite iru koto ni ikuraka odorokitsutsu saishuuketsu o hakatta. kanzen ni houi sarete ita.
They tried to regroup, somewhat surprised to still be alive. They were completely surrounded.

ロシアは勢力回復を図らざるを得ず、アメリカはそれに抵抗せざるを得ない。だが結局のところ、ロシアには勝つ見込みがない。
roshia wa seiryoku kaifuku o hakarazaru o ezu, amerika wa sore ni teikou sezaru o enai. da ga kekkyoku no tokoro, roshia ni wa katsu mikomi ga nai.
The Russians can’t avoid trying to reassert power, and the United States can’t avoid trying to resist. But in the end Russia can’t win.

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 谋 (móu)
Korean: 도모하다 (domohada)