Usage patterns 策さく 略りゃく を 練ね る to work out a scheme
They worked out a scheme to deceive the enemy.
策さく 略りゃく にはまる to fall into someone's trap/scheme
He fell right into his rival's scheme.
策さく 略りゃく を 見み 抜ぬ く to see through a scheme
The detective quickly saw through the criminal's scheme.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 策さく 略りゃく にかかる to be taken in by someone's scheme
She was taken in by her boss's scheme and leaked important information.
Kanji 略 abbreviation, omission, outline Related words· 14 計略 is a more neutral word for a plan or scheme, while 策略 usually carries a stronger nuance of cunning or deception.
謀略 refers to a deliberately deceptive or subversive plot, often political or military, whereas 策略 can describe smaller-scale cunning tactics too.
陰謀 specifically means a secret conspiracy, while 策略 is a broader term for any clever scheme, secret or not.
戦略 describes a broad, long-term strategy, while 策略 is about specific, often cunning, individual tactics or tricks.
Show 10 more Show fewer 策略 focuses on the trick or stratagem itself, while 画策 emphasizes the ongoing act of devising and carrying out such schemes.
策略 is the modern, clear word for a scheme or stratagem, while 略 used alone for 'strategy' is old-fashioned and rarely used this way today.
策略 is a formal, abstract term for a scheme or stratagem, whereas 罠 emphasizes the deceptive trap set for someone to fall into.
策略 implies a calculated, often negative scheme, whereas トリック can be neutral or even playful.
策略 is a tactic or strategy that can be neutral or even praiseworthy, whereas 企み almost always implies a hidden, dishonest intention.
策略 refers to a calculated scheme or strategy, while 細工 (in its negative sense) implies covert tampering or rigging of a specific thing.
策略 is the general word for a scheme or tactic, whereas 軍配 in this figurative sense specifically evokes the image of a referee's or commander's decisive judgment call.
策略 implies a cunning or devious scheme, while 策 is neutral and can refer to any plan, good or bad.
策略 stresses cunning tactics or strategy to achieve a goal, while 企て is more about the overall plan or attempt.
策略 is a calculated scheme or tactic aimed at an outcome, while 工作 focuses on the covert activity itself, such as lobbying or behind-the-scenes pressure.
Etymology Compound of 策 (plan, scheme) and 略 (abbreviation, strategy). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a sense of a cleverly devised plan.
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