Kana: はいりょ
Kanji: 配慮
Romaji: hairyo

Type: Noun, するverb
Meaning: consideration, concern, attention, thoughtfulness, making arrangements, care, trouble
JLPT level: N1

Example sentences:

インド銀行は、ウェブ上のバンキング業務を採用し、コンピュータ・システムを標準化してアップグレードし、取引コストを消滅し、あらゆる面で利用客への配慮を高める必要があると気づいた。
indo ginkou wa, uebujou no bankingu gyoumu o saiyou shi, konpyuuta shisutemu o hyoujunka shite appugureedo shi, torihiki kosuto o shoumetsu shi, arayuru men de riyou kyaku e no hairyo o takameru hitsuyou ga aru to kizuita.
The Bank of India realized that it needed to adopt Web-based banking, standardize and upgrade its computer systems, lower its transaction costs, and generally become more customer-friendly.

このように責任が２種になっている点に私は配慮しなければならなかった。
kono you ni sekinin ga ni shu ni natte iru ten ni watashi wa hairyo shinakereba naranakatta.
It was important for me to understand this duality of responsibility.

計画がうまく運ばなかった場合には一息入れさせ、リスクをものともしない者に二度目のチャンスを与えて試行錯誤の末に財産を築けるように配慮している。
keikaku ga umaku hakobanakatta baai ni wa hitoiki hairesase, risuku o mono to moshi nai mono ni nidome no chansu o ataete shikou sakugo no sue ni zaisan o kizukeru you ni hairyo shite iru.
That means giving people a break when their plans go wrong, even for the second time, thereby allowing the natural-born risk-takers to learn through trial and error until they finally figure out how to make that million.

過去の責任審査委員会報告のほとんどは公にされていなかったが、私は安全保障上の繊細な配慮と妥協することなく、できるだけ多くを公表したいと考えた。
kako no sekinin shinsa iinkai houkoku no hotondo wa ooyake ni sarete inakatta ga, watashi wa anzen hoshoujou no sensai na hairyo to dakyou suru koto naku, dekiru dake ooku o kouhyou shitai to kangaeta.
Though most previous review board reports were not made available to the public, I wanted to release as many as possible without compromising any security sensitivities.

Meaning in other languages:

Chinese: 关怀 (guānhuái)
Korean: 배려 (baelyeo)