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上策 (じょうさく, jousaku) Japanese meaning: best plan | Kotomora

上じょう策さく

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Meanings

1

best plan; best policy

Refers to the most effective or wisest course of action in a given situation. Often used in formal or strategic contexts.

今いまは動うごかずに待まつのが上じょう策さくだ。
The best plan now is to wait without acting.

Kanji

上above, up
策scheme, plan, policy

Related words

得とく策さく
得策 emphasizes a plan that is advantageous or profitable, while 上策 is more about being the best or wisest choice overall.
最さい善ぜん
最善 means 'the best' in a broader sense (effort, method, etc.), whereas 上策 specifically refers to a superior plan or strategy.

Etymology

Compound of 上 (じょう, 'upper, best') and 策 (さく, 'plan, policy'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning follows directly from the kanji.

正しょう直じきに話はなすことが上じょう策さくだと彼かれは考かんがえた。

He thought that speaking honestly was the best policy.