熟慮|じゅくりょjukuryo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noundeliberation; (thoughtful) consideration
- suru verb, transitive verbto consider a matter carefully
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 熟慮する（じゅくりょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 熟慮します（じゅくりょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 熟慮しない（じゅくりょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 熟慮しません（じゅくりょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 熟慮せず・熟慮せぬ（じゅくりょせず・じゅくりょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 熟慮した（じゅくりょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 熟慮しました（じゅくりょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 熟慮しなかった（じゅくりょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 熟慮しませんでした（じゅくりょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 熟慮して（じゅくりょして） |
| Potential | 熟慮できる（じゅくりょできる） |
| Passive | 熟慮される（じゅくりょされる） |
| Causative | 熟慮させる（じゅくりょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 熟慮させられる（じゅくりょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 熟慮すれば（じゅくりょすれば） |
| tara | 熟慮したら（じゅくりょしたら） |
| Volitional | 熟慮しよう（じゅくりょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 熟慮しましょう（じゅくりょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 熟慮しろ（じゅくりょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym考慮こうりょNeutralNeutral. Considering or allowing for something, as in 「事情を考慮する」; not necessarily deep thought — the point is factoring it in.
- Synonym思慮しりょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Careful, thorough thinking, and also the ability to judge well, as in 「思慮深い」; 「熟慮」 stresses thinking a matter through repeatedly.
- Synonym思案しあんNeutralNeutral. Weighing things over, and also worrying, as in 「思案に暮れる」; 「熟慮」 stresses deep, thorough thought.
- Synonym思索しさくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Systematic, deep thinking, often about philosophy; the focus is on thought itself.
- Synonym熟考じゅっこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Careful thinking, almost synonymous with 「熟慮」; often in 「熟考を重ねる」.
- Synonym熟思じゅくしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Deep deliberation, but very rarely used; say 「熟慮」 or 「熟考」 instead.
- Synonym思料しりょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Weighing a matter; mostly in legal documents as 「〜と思料する」; officialese.
- Related再考さいこうNeutralNeutral. Reconsidering, as in 「再考を促す」; the emphasis is on thinking again.
- Related考察こうさつNeutralNeutral. Examination and study, mostly in academic papers, as in 「考察を加える」.
- Related審議しんぎWrittenFormal. Deliberation at meetings, as in 「国会で審議」; the emphasis is on collective discussion.
- Related思い巡らすおもいめぐらすNeutralColloquial. Mulling over various possibilities; has an imaginative flavor and is less serious than 「熟慮」.
- Related考え抜くかんがえぬくNeutralNeutral. Thinking something through to the very end, as in 「考え抜いた末」; close to 「熟慮」 but more colloquial.
- Related思い見るおもいみるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reflecting deeply; old-fashioned and rare; say 「熟慮」 instead.
- Related勘考かんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Careful consideration, rarely used; synonymous with 「熟慮」.
- Related三思さんしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Thinking a matter over repeatedly, as in 「三思して行う」; has an archaic flavor.
- Related慮るおもんばかるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Considering thoughtfully — another's situation, the future, or consequences all work; 「熟慮」 stresses taking time to think a matter through.
- Related思い回すおもいまわすNeutralNeutral. Pondering this way and that, and also recalling past events; rarely used.
- Antonym軽率けいそつNeutralNeutral. Rashness, as in 「軽率な発言」; the opposite of the careful thought of 「熟慮」.
For everyday 'think it over', say 「よく考える」. In written or formal prose, deep deliberation is 「熟慮」, as in 「熟慮の末に決断する」; 「熟考」 is a near-synonym. Use 「考慮」 for taking something into account, 「再考」 for reconsidering, 「思案」 or 「思い巡らす」 for mulling things over, 「考察」 for academic examination, and 「審議」 for formal group deliberation. For acting without due thought, say 「軽率」.
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Japanese definitions
- 十分に考えること。
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