noun
plan; strategy; method; measure
Rare term for a plan, strategy, or method. Not commonly used in modern Japanese; more typical words include 計画, 戦略, or 方法.
古い文献では「方計」という語が計画や策略の意味で使われている。
In old documents, the word 方計 is used to mean a plan or strategy.
方法 is the everyday word for method or way; 方計 is a rare, literary equivalent.
The exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji 方 (direction, method) and 計 (plan, measure) suggest a compound meaning 'method of planning' or 'strategy', but the word is not in common use.