企くわだて

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Meanings

Refers to a deliberate plan or scheme, often with a connotation of ambition or risk. Can be neutral (business project) or negative (conspiracy).

〈事こと〉の企くわだてa plot/scheme to do something
テロの企くわだてが未み然ぜんに防ふせがれた。
The terrorist plot was thwarted before it could happen.
企くわだてを阻そ止しするto foil/thwart a plot
警けい察さつはクーデターの企くわだてを阻そ止しした。
The police foiled the coup plot.
企くわだてが失しっ敗ぱいするfor a plot/plan to fail
その企くわだては資し金きん不ぶ足そくで失しっ敗ぱいした。
The plan failed due to lack of funds.
企くわだてに加くわわるto join/take part in a scheme
彼かれは反はん乱らんの企くわだてに加くわわった。
He joined the plot for a rebellion.

計けい画かくN4
計画 is a neutral, general word for a plan, while 企て often carries a nuance of ambition, risk, or secrecy.
企き画かくN1
企画 is typically a business or creative proposal, whereas 企て can describe a personal or covert scheme.
目論見もくろみN1
目論見 emphasizes a private intention or calculation behind a plan, while 企て focuses on the plan itself as an undertaking.
陰いん謀ぼう
陰謀 specifically means a secret conspiracy, whereas 企て is broader and can be neutral or negative.

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策さく略りゃくN1
策略 stresses cunning tactics or strategy to achieve a goal, while 企て is more about the overall plan or attempt.
企き図と
企て often carries a nuance of a secret or underhanded scheme, while 企図 is more neutral in tone and can describe a legitimate plan.
画かく策さく
企て is a more neutral word for a plan or attempt, whereas 画策 usually implies secretive or underhanded maneuvering.

企たくらみN1
企て (from the same verb 企てる) is a more neutral word for a plan or undertaking, while 企み specifically implies a secretive, often malicious scheme.

企くわだてUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling. The okurigana て is part of the noun form derived from the verb 企てる.
くわだてUsage5%

Noun form of the verb 企てる (くわだてる, 'to plan, to scheme'). The kanji 企 means 'plan' or 'undertake'.