考慮

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 考慮 is a noun read こうりょ, meaning consideration of a relevant condition when making a judgment or plan. The verbal form is 考慮する.
• Basic usage: Use を考慮して when an action reflects a factor and を考慮すると when considering that factor leads to the judgment that follows.
  • 子どもの安全を考慮して柵を高くした。 describes raising a fence with children's safety in mind; 予算を考慮すると、計画の見直しが必要だ。 says that the plan needs reconsideration when the budget is taken into account.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 安全を考慮して
  • を marks safety as the factor considered, and the て-form links that consideration to the action of raising the fence.
• 考慮すると
  • と connects taking the budget into account with the resulting judgment that the plan must be reviewed.
• 考慮 and 配慮
  • 考慮 focuses on including a condition or factor in a judgment, while 配慮 focuses on acting with thoughtful care for a person or situation.