# 企 — undertake; scheme

企 means “undertake; scheme”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). Kun'yomi: くわだ(てる) (kuwadateru), たくら(む) (takuramu). You'll see it in words such as 企み (takurami, “plot; scheme”).

- Meaning: undertake; scheme
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: くわだ(てる) (kuwadateru), たくら(む) (takuramu)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Thinking & noticing 1

## How to remember 企

Parts: 人 person; roof · 止 stop

## Words with 企

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 企み | たくらみ (takurami) | plot; scheme |
| 企てる | くわだてる (kuwadateru) | to plan; to plot |
| 企て | くわだて (kuwadate) | plan; project |

## More in the “Thinking & noticing 1” set

[策](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scheme/) · [企](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/undertake/) · [視](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-at/) · [推](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/infer/) · [徴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sign/) · [秘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/secret/) · [慮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/prudence/)

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