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万策 (bansaku) Japanese meaning: all possible means | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字 Furigana
Expressions 万ばん 策さく 尽つ きる exhaust all means; be at one's wits' end; play one's last card Related words 手しゅ 段だん 手段 is a general term for a means or method, while 万策 emphasizes the totality of all possible measures, often in a desperate or comprehensive context.
方ほう 策さく 方策 refers to a plan or policy, a specific course of action. 万策 is broader, meaning every conceivable plan or measure.
Etymology Compound of 万 (ban, 'ten thousand; all') and 策 (saku, 'plan; measure'). The combination straightforwardly means 'all possible plans or measures'.
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