考慮|こうりょkouryo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbconsideration; taking into account
   彼かれらに同行どうこうしようかと考慮こうりょ中ちゅうです。↗

   I'm considering going with them.

• Synonym思案しあんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Turning a matter over and over as you work out what to do, as in 「思案に暮れる」or「一計を思案する」; 「考慮」is about taking a factor into account.
• Synonym思慮しりょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Deep, careful thought, and also the capacity for it, as in 「思慮深い」; 「考慮」focuses on factoring a particular thing in.
• Synonym検討けんとうNeutralNeutral. Studying a matter from many angles to see whether it is workable, as in 「前向きに検討する」; 「考慮」is about taking certain factors into account.
• Synonym熟慮じゅくりょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Deliberating at length, as in 「熟慮を重ねる」; 「考慮」is the more general term.
• Synonym配慮はいりょWrittenWritten/formal prose. Thoughtfulness for others, making accommodations, as in 「高齢者に配慮する」; 「考慮」is more objective, weighing factors in.
• Synonym案じるあんじるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Worrying about someone or devising a plan, as in 「身を案じる」; 「考慮」is taking factors into account.
• Synonym考えるかんがえるNeutralNeutral and the most general verb: to think, to hold an opinion; 「考慮」is a noun, more formal, focused on factoring things in.
• Synonym思考しこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Thinking or thought itself, as in 「思考力」; 「考慮」is about bringing factors into consideration.
• Synonym顧慮こりょWrittenWritten/formal prose and rare. Taking heed of something, being mindful of it; in everyday use say 「配慮」or「考慮」.
• Synonym熟考じゅっこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Thinking something over carefully, as in 「熟考の末」; 「考慮」is about factoring things in.
• Synonym斟酌しんしゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Making allowances, judging with leniency, as in 「事情を斟酌する」; 「考慮」is more neutral.
• Related考察こうさつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Examining and analyzing something to clarify it, common in academic papers; 「考慮」means weighing a factor in.
• Related思索しさくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Deep, probing thought, often in philosophy; 「考慮」suits practical matters.
• Related案ずるあんずるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Worrying about something or working out a plan, as in 「一計を案ずる」; 「考慮」is weighing up factors.
• Related考え抜くかんがえぬくCasualColloquial. Thinking a problem through to the very end; 「考慮」is about taking factors into account.
• Related思い巡らすおもいめぐらすCasualColloquial. Mulling things over, letting thoughts range freely; 「考慮」is about bringing a factor into consideration.
• Related思惟しいWrittenWritten/formal prose, found mainly in philosophy and Buddhism. Thinking, contemplation; in daily use say 「思考」.
• Related省察せいさつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Self-reflection, examining right and wrong in oneself; 「考慮」is weighing various factors into a judgment.
• Related慮るおもんばかるWrittenWritten/formal prose. Considering a matter thoroughly or showing thoughtfulness for others; in everyday speech say 「考える」or「配慮する」.
• Related慮りおもんぱかりWrittenWritten/formal prose. Concern and consideration for others; in daily use say 「配慮」.
• Antonym無視むしNeutralNeutral. The opposite of 「考慮」on whether something is taken into account: ignoring it, paying it no heed.
• Antonym軽視けいしWrittenWritten/formal prose. The opposite of 「考慮」in how much weight is given: making light of something, not taking it seriously.

Use 「考慮」to take a factor into account. For thoughtfulness toward others use 「配慮」; to study whether something is feasible use 「検討」; for thinking in general use 「考える」; for deep deliberation use 「熟慮」or「熟考」. The others are narrower or more literary: 「思案」「案ずる」「案じる」for mulling over plans or worries, 「考察」for analysis in papers, 「思索」「思惟」for philosophical thought, 「省察」for self-reflection, 「斟酌」for leniency; 「顧慮」「慮る」「慮り」are rare literary words. Antonyms: 「無視」to ignore, 「軽視」to make light of.

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1. 物事ものごとについて、よく考かんがえを廻めぐらすこと。
2. 特別とくべつな事情じじょうなどに配慮はいりょすること。